In New York, a woman was advised, and attempted, a "chemical abortion."[1] They apparently injected something that should have killed the baby. Instead, it left the baby alive, but with severe physical and mental deformities. The mother tried to sue on her own behalf, claiming emotional injury. I understand why an "emotional injury" tort (is that the right word, I think it is) exists, because sometimes people do things that they should be held accountable for even when no physical injury exists, or beyond what the physical injury costs. But I think that its existence only feeds the tendency to sue far too much.
Returning to more important matters here, clearly the doctors are not liable for the deformities of the baby. They may be liable that the abortion failed (ironically enough), and they should be criminally liable for recommending one (though they are not). But clearly the deformities are the woman's own fault for choosing to attempt to kill her child.
This also clearly shows the power of life. This baby survived despite the attempted abortion, and despite the mother's fibroid tumors, which her doctors thought would cause her to loose the baby. Once they would have told her what could be done to improve her chances. Once they would have fought by her side to help save the baby's life. Now they recommend an abortion. Sad.
[1] http://www.law.com/jsp/article.jsp?id=1115802312256