May 2014

Taped baby parents to bring case to court

AN APOLOGY’S NO LONGER ENOUGH. Ryan Noval (left) confers with lawyer Heidi Orbiso (rightmost) after a three-hour hearing. Noval and his partner Jasmine Badocdoc say they have decided to press charges against a hospital whose staff allegedly taped a pacifier to their newborn’s mouth. (Ruel Rosello)

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