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WRONGFUL LIFE CLAIM [1 record]

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Record 1 2005-03-17

English

Subject field(s)
  • Tort Law (common law)
  • Health Law
CONT

Wrongful birth and wrongful life claims are simply medical malpractice actions that relate to a specific area of practice -- usually that of reproductive medicine and, in the genetics context, prenatal diagnosis.

CONT

... not permitting wrongful life claims violates the child's "right to have his decision to live or die, made for him by the mother, in the light of all the available information on the risks of his being born with defects ...

French

Domaine(s)
  • Droit des délits (common law)
  • Droit de la santé

Spanish

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