Uh, he was born into poverty, put himself through college and law school, then represented MIDDLE CLASS WORKING AMERICANS in successful lawsuits against abusive and negligent corporations.
Ummmm, no. He actually he made his money suing OB-Gyn doctors by "linking" cerbal palsy with OB-Gyns not performing "timely" C-sections.
Unfortunately the science doesn't hold up under scrunity, and now there are 4 times as many C-sections performed as before, but the rate of cerebal palsy hasn't changed. As The New York Times reported: "Studies indicate that in most cases, the disorder is caused by fetal brain injury long before labor begins." All those Caesareans have, however, increased the mother's risk of death, hemorrhage, infection, pulmonary embolism and Mendelson's syndrome. Then there's the problem of the number of OB-Gyn's who left practice because of the skyrocketing malpractice premiums.
Oh, and to show that Edwards is for the "little guy (and gal)": When North Carolina wanted to setup a fund to help infants/kids with cerebal palsy, Edwards was one of the leading opponents. Why, you ask ?? Because then his source of income would have dried up. See cases in which the baby dies during birth only averages about a half a million dollars, meanwhile Edwards could tug on the heartstrings of juries by parading the disabled in front of them to get his 1/3 cut of multi-million dollar settlements/awards.
Mrs Scout is a NICU nurse. The mention of John Edwards gets her pretty fired up.
