The theme of the book tackles many ethical issues, including the abortion of fetuses with prenatal diagnosis of potential disabilities, and the litigious nature of our country Charlotte, Willow’s mother, decides to sue Piper, her best friend, for medical malpractice to compensate for her daughter’s future healthcare needs. The story explores the dilemma that they each have equal rights in regard to parental consent for their child’s care.
When it is learned that a prenatal diagnosis of Willow’s condition may have been delayed, Charlotte and Sean are divided about what to do. Charlotte’s obstetrician, Piper, is also her best friend. Willow suffers from osteogenesis imperfacta, a very rare, severe genetic disorder whose suffers experience fractures from mild, or even no trauma, a disability that affects the entire household-emotionally, financially, romantically. Handle with Care, by Jodi Picoult, tells the story of Charlotte and Sean O’Keefe, parents of Amelia and Willow.
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