Mother suing for cost of raising her one-year-old daughter after botched birth control pill saw her fall pregnant
By Helen Pow
PUBLISHED: 01:22 GMT, 20 February 2013 | UPDATED: 03:55 GMT, 20 February 2013
A Missouri mother is suing for the cost of raising her one-year-old daughter after she fell pregnant due to a botched course of her birth control pill.
Shanta Russell, 33, was stunned when a pregnancy test she took in June 2011 came up positive despite the fact she'd religiously taken the contraceptive pill for more than 12 years.
Three months later, she received a recall notice in the mail from Qualitest Pharmaceuticals informing her that the birth control pills had mistakenly been put in the wrong order in the blister pack, rendering the drug ineffective.
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- Shanta Russell, 33, from Kansas City fell pregnant in June 2011 while taking the contraceptive pill
- Received a recall notice from Qualitest Pharmaceuticals in September 2011 informing her that they'd mistakenly put the pills in the wrong order in the pack, rendering the drug ineffective
- She wants compensation for healthcare costs, expenses incurred in bringing up her daughter and damages for the emotional pain
By Helen Pow
PUBLISHED: 01:22 GMT, 20 February 2013 | UPDATED: 03:55 GMT, 20 February 2013
A Missouri mother is suing for the cost of raising her one-year-old daughter after she fell pregnant due to a botched course of her birth control pill.
Shanta Russell, 33, was stunned when a pregnancy test she took in June 2011 came up positive despite the fact she'd religiously taken the contraceptive pill for more than 12 years.
Three months later, she received a recall notice in the mail from Qualitest Pharmaceuticals informing her that the birth control pills had mistakenly been put in the wrong order in the blister pack, rendering the drug ineffective.
Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/arti...#ixzz2LTIBURcf
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