Tag: wrongful life

South African mother changes basis of lawsuit from “wrongful life” to “wrongful suffering” in the birth of her now-six year old son

  By Dave Andrusko ‘Wrongful life” suits are by their very nature bizarre. But according to a South African newspaper, there is an additional twist to a lawsuit brought by a woman against the Cape Town-based Foetal Assessment Centre as it has moved its way through the legal system. The lawsuit was first heard by …

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New Zealand parents may receive compensation for not being able to abort child with Spina Bifida

  By Dave Andrusko Overruling a lower court decision, the New Zealand Court of Appeals ruled yesterday that the parents of child born with spina bifida might be able to receive payment from the Accident Compensation Corporation because doctors failed to detect the fetal anomaly, thus denying parents the opportunity to abort. “We consider that …

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