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Wrongful Life

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wrongful life
Etymology: OE, wrang, twisted; AS, lif.
Wrongful Life
An event in which legal action may be taken on behalf of a baby suffering from a hereditary or congenital defect, e.g., Down syndrome, or other disease, e.g., rubella, who would not have been born had the parents had the knowledge to opt for an abortion
wrongful
Forensic medicine An adjective with considerable medico-legal currency, used in several contexts. See Negligence.
Wrongful
Wrongful death An event that is usually regarded as negligent. See Negligence.
 Wrongful birth An event resulting from the failure of a contraceptive or sterilization procedure, eg fallopian tube liagation, failure to diagnose pregnancy, or an unsuccessful attempt to abort a conceptus.
Wrongful life An event in which legal action may be taken by–or on behalf of the baby suffering from a hereditary or congenital defect, eg Down syndrome or other disease, eg rubella, who would not have been born had the parents had the knowledge to opt for an abortion; WL represents either the failure to diagnose in utero a condition that would lead to a major life-long handicap or recognize such a condition in a sibling, allowing a 2º, similarly afflicted, child to be born; the child is the defendant named in a lawsuit initiated to defray the incurred and anticipated medical, nursing and related health expenses; in both WB and WL, the defendant may be liable for support and care of the infant from 'cradle to grave'


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The concept of wrongful life has actually been litigated in the court of human behavior, with mixed results.
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Wrongful life claims, in contrast, are brought on behalf of the child and allege that but for the defendant's actions or inactions, the child would not have been born.
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Wrongful life cases - in which parents claim they would have terminated a pregnancy given the proper information - have succeeded in the US, France and Holland, but in Britain laws have been introduced to prevent them.
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