Woman in Vegetative State Who Gave Birth in Facility Had Likely Been Pregnant Multiple Times: Docs
PEOPLE obtained a copy of the notice of claim filed late Wednesday against the state of Arizona, proposing a $45 million settlement to a civil lawsuit that relatives of the victim — who was 29 at the time of her child’s birth last November and has been identified as aNative American woman of the Apache tribe— are preparing. The notice of claim also cites the findings of Dr. Sharon Cooper, who said the woman had “significant scarring” in her private area, which according to Cooper is evidence she was likely “violently sexually assaulted and violated on multiple occasions....