wrongful life

wrongful life
wrongful life n: a malpractice claim brought by or on behalf of a child born with a birth defect alleging that he or she would never have been born if not for the negligent advice or treatment provided to the parents by a physician or health-care provider; also: the life or injury at issue in such a claim
recovery for wrongful life
◇ Wrongful life claims have usu. been rejected by the courts. The injury is not the birth defect, but the life itself, and courts are reluctant to declare life an injury. A specific calculation of damages for wrongful life would entail affixing a monetary value to the difference between life in an impaired state and nonexistence. There is no legally established right not to be born.

Merriam-Webster’s Dictionary of Law. . 1996.

wrongful life
n.
A medical malpractice claim that can be brought on behalf of a child injured at birth, born with birth defects, or other situations in which the parents allege that the child is the victim of bad medical practice or advice.

The Essential Law Dictionary. — Sphinx Publishing, An imprint of Sourcebooks, Inc. . 2008.


wrongful life
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.

Dictionary from West's Encyclopedia of American Law. 2005.


wrongful life
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.

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