Men who are arguing that the doctor had a case are just shooting all men in both feet and other places of their anatomy. Were the law amenable to the suit brought by this doctor, it would also be amenable to the same kind of suit brought by a woman against an unsuspecting father. So in addition to paying child support for 20 years, the father would be on the hook for, say, $4 million for causing the woman "emotional harm" due to her altered lifestyle, etc.

Fortunately the judge in this case was smart enough to think through all the implications, rather than just deciding on emotion.