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Fiche 1,  Justifications,  Anglais

Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF

A type of medical malpractice claim brought on behalf of a child born with birth defects, alleging that the child would not have been born but for negligent advice to, or treatment of, the parents.  2, fiche 1, Anglais, - wrongful%20life

Fiche 1,  Justifications,  Français

Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS

vie préjudiciable : terme normalisé par le Comité de normalisation, Promotion de l'accès à la justice dans les deux langues officielles (PAJLO).  2, fiche 1, Français, - vie%20pr%C3%A9judiciable

Fiche 1,  Justifications,  Espagnol

Fiche 2,  Justifications,  Anglais

Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 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.  2, fiche 2, Anglais, - wrongful%20life%20claim

Record number: 2, Textual support number: 2 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 ...  3, fiche 2, Anglais, - wrongful%20life%20claim

Fiche 2,  Justifications,  Français

Fiche 2,  Justifications,  Espagnol

Fiche 3,  Justifications,  Anglais

Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF

Lawsuit brought by a handicapped child who claims it would have been better off not being born.  1, fiche 3, Anglais, - wrongful%20life%20case

Fiche 3,  Justifications,  Français

Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS

[...] réparation du préjudice qui lui cause sa vie préjudiciable.  2, fiche 3, Français, - action%20fond%C3%A9e%20sur%20une%20vie%20pr%C3%A9judiciable

Fiche 3,  Justifications,  Espagnol