wrongful pregnancy

wrongful pregnancy
wrongful preg·nan·cy n: a malpractice claim brought by the parents of a healthy but unwanted child usu. against a physician or health-care provider for alleged negligence in performing a sterilization or abortion procedure and sometimes against a pharmacist or pharmaceutical manufacturer of contraceptives; also: the pregnancy or injury at issue in such a claim
an action for wrongful pregnancy – called also wrongful conception;
◇ A majority of courts faced with the issue have disallowed damages for child-rearing expenses in wrongful pregnancy cases. It is more common to recover for medical expenses, pain and suffering, lost wages, or loss of consortium from pregnancy and childbirth.

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

wrongful pregnancy
A claim by parents for damages arising from the negligent performance of a sterilization procedure or abortion, and the subsequent birth of a child.

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


wrongful pregnancy
A claim by parents for damages arising from the negligent performance of a sterilization procedure or abortion, and the subsequent birth of a child.

Short Dictionary of (mostly American) Legal Terms and Abbreviations.

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