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;… … Law dictionary
Wrongful life — (engl. mit einem Fehler behaftetes Leben[1]) ist ein juristisches Schlagwort, welches die juristischen Probleme um die Schadensersatzansprüche von Eltern eines behinderten Kindes beschreibt. Ausgangssituation ist meist, dass der Arzt einer… … Deutsch Wikipedia
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wrongful-life action — n. A legal action on behalf of a child with birth defects, alleging that the parents would not have conceived the child or would have aborted the fetus if the doctor defendant had informed them of the congenital defects to be expected, in order… … Law dictionary
wrongful life action — n. A legal action on behalf of a child with birth defects, alleging that the parents would not have conceived the child or would have aborted the fetus if the doctor defendant had informed them of the congenital defects to be expected, in order… … Law dictionary
wrongful birth — n: a malpractice claim brought by the parents of a child born with a birth defect against a physician or health care provider whose alleged negligence (as in prenatal testing or diagnosis) effectively deprived the parents of the opportunity to… … Law dictionary
wrongful-birth action — n. A legal suit brought by parents against a doctor who failed to inform them of the risks of having a child with prospective birth defects. See also wrongful life action. Webster s New World Law Dictionary. Susan Ellis Wild. 2000 … Law dictionary
wrongful birth action — n. A legal suit brought by parents against a doctor who failed to inform them of the risks of having a child with prospective birth defects. See also wrongful life action. Webster s New World Law Dictionary. Susan Ellis Wild. 2000 … Law dictionary
Wrongful abortion — The term Wrongful Abortion was defined by Perry Adar as an abortion that a pregnant woman is induced to undergo by negligent conduct (usually a medical misrepresentation). See [http://law.haifa.ac.il/faculty/eng/perry.htm Ronen Perry] Yehuda Adar … Wikipedia
wrongful — Injurious, heedless, unjust, reckless, unfair; it implies the infringement of some right, and may result from disobedience to lawful authority. Buhler v. Marrujo, 86 N.M. 399, 524 P.2d 1015, 1019. See also tort @ wrongful abuse of process See… … Black's law dictionary
