Proving the Value of Human Life A MORAL VICTORY
should hand over the insurance money to a client who experienced this situation. The insurance company was unwilling to pay anything to the parents for the loss of their child. We exchanged many letters with the insurance company as we fought for our client’s rights. At one point, we told them, “Let’s pretend that this baby wasn’t a baby, and instead pretend it was a kidney that the mother lost. How would that prevent you from giving her a claim? How would it be any different?” But the insurance company held their ground.
what a jury says about this.” As soon as they realized how serious we were and that we weren’t going to back down, they sent over the lawyer who was representing them. Their lawyer let us know that they were going to pay the full policy for our clients. The real success rests on the importance of family. Our clients didn’t want to lose their child, but in this moment of tragedy, they did. We provided them the life-changing means for them to move on from this devastating moment. We stood our ground and proved that there is real value in all human life.
Kirk Simoneau shares a moral victory in a life- changing situation.
Until January of this year, a fetus wasn’t considered a human being in New Hampshire. Senate Bill 66 changed that view. Before this bill was passed, if a woman were involved in a car crash and lost her child, she wouldn’t have a claim for that loss. Now, in that same situation, the family has a right to claim at the result of a loss. The bill states, “A viable fetus shall be included in the definition of ‘another’ for purposes of certain criminal offenses.”
Recently, we resolved a case where we convinced the insurance company, despite the law, that they
At that point, we were done playing games. In another letter, we finally told them, “Let’s see
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