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Willow
O'Keefe
is
born
with
osteogenesis
imperfecta,
or
brittle
bone
disease,
which
means
she
will
suffer
hundreds
of
broken
bones
as
she
grows,
and
a
lifetime
of
pain.
As
the
family
struggles
to
cover
medical
expenses,
her
mother,
Charlotte,
decides
to
file
a
wrongful
birth
lawsuit
against
her
obstetrician
for
the
compensation
which
might
ensure
a
lifetime
of
care
for
Willow.
But
it
means
that
Charlotte
has
to
say
in
a
court
of
law
that
she
would
have
terminated
the
pregnancy
if
she
had
known
about
the
disability
in
advance.
And
the
obstetrician
she's
suing
isn't
just
her
physician
-
she's
her
best
friend.
Handle
with
Care
is
an
absorbing
narrative
which
also
questions
the
basis
of
medical
ethics
and
of
personal
morality.
What
rights
do
parents
or
doctors
have
to
terminate
a
life?
How
disabled
is
too
disabled?
As
a
parent,
how
far
would
you
go
to
save
someone
you
love?
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