5. Abortion and prenatal harm

2021 ◽  
pp. 77-97
Author(s):  
Jo Samanta ◽  
Ash Samanta
Keyword(s):  
Adult Women ◽  
Right To Life ◽  
Wrongful Life ◽  
Wrongful Birth

This chapter is concerned with the statutory provisions governing abortion and prenatal harm. It considers the offence of abortion under sections 58 and 59 of the Offences against the Person Act 1861 and section 1(1) of the Infant Life (Preservation) Act 1929 and the defences available prior to the Abortion Act 1967. It discusses the ethical debates concerning abortion, exploring ‘right-to-life’ arguments and rights of parties such as the foetus and the father. It also looks at the court’s approach towards adult women who lack capacity, before concluding with an analysis of actions for prenatal harm, namely, wrongful birth, wrongful conception, prenatal injury, and wrongful life. Relevant cases are cited.

5. Abortion and prenatal harm

2018 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jo Samanta ◽  
Ash Samanta
Keyword(s):  
Adult Women ◽  
Court Cases ◽  
Right To Life ◽  
Essential Information ◽  
Wrongful Life ◽  
Wrongful Birth

Each Concentrate revision guide is packed with essential information, key cases, revision tips, exam Q&As, and more. Concentrates show you what to expect in a law exam, what examiners are looking for, and how to achieve extra marks. This chapter is concerned with the statutory provisions governing abortion and prenatal harm. It considers the offence of abortion under sections 58 and 59 of the Offences against the Person Act 1861 and section 1(1) of the Infant Life (Preservation) Act 1929, and defences available prior to the Abortion Act 1967. It discusses the ethical debates concerning abortion, exploring ‘right-to-life’ arguments and rights of parties such as the foetus and the father. It also looks at the court’s approach towards adult women who lack capacity before concluding with an analysis of actions for prenatal harm, namely, wrongful birth, wrongful conception, prenatal injury, and wrongful life. Relevant court cases are cited.

Wrongful Birth, Wrongful Life!

1983 ◽  
Vol 74 (4) ◽  
pp. 24-28
Author(s):  
Marc S. Mandell
Keyword(s):  
Wrongful Life ◽  
Wrongful Birth

scholarly journals Wrongful Birth: ¿un daño resarcible en el ordenamiento jurídico colombiano?

2019 ◽  
Vol 14 ◽  
Author(s):  
Martha C. Hunter Hernández ◽  
Zully Vega Cerón
Keyword(s):  
Wrongful Life ◽  
Wrongful Birth

El presente artículo pretende resolver la siguiente pregunta de investigación: ¿en casos de nacimientos con enfermedades congénitas que involucran una discapacidad física o mental, inadvertidas oportunamente debido a un error de diagnóstico prenatal, es posible pregonar que respecto de los padres se configura un daño susceptible de reparación en el ordenamiento jurídico colombiano? Para dar respuesta a la cuestión, se hace una revisión de la acción denominada wrongful birth en el derecho comparado y su autonomía frente a otras wrongful actions relacionadas con el ejercicio de la libertad reproductiva y la paternidad responsable (wrongful life, wrongful conception y wrongful adoption), con base en lo cual se emprende el análisis de cada uno de los elementos de la responsabilidad civil en nuestro país en los supuestos de wrongful birth, para concluir su viabilidad en Colombia y presentar un esquema de cómo podría ser la reparación de perjuicios.

Preimplantation Genetics

2021 ◽  
pp. 98-109
Author(s):  
Valerie Gutmann Koch
Keyword(s):  
Genetic Testing ◽  
Informed Consent ◽  
Genetic Disease ◽  
Chromosomal Abnormalities ◽  
Preimplantation Genetic Testing ◽  
Economic Implications ◽  
Genetic Traits ◽  
Ethical Implications ◽  
Wrongful Life ◽  
Wrongful Birth

This chapter highlights the uses and ethical implications of preimplantation genetic testing and addresses the topic of liability as it applies to use of this technology to screen and select embryos for chromosomal abnormalities and genetic traits prior to implantation. When errors or wrongs occur, there may be significant medical, psychological, and economic implications for those individuals who sought preimplantation testing to avoid a genetic disease or to improve the chance of achieving pregnancy. Informed consent, wrongful birth, and wrongful life claims may be available to those who are harmed due to these errors.

Negligent Beginnings: Damages in Wrongful Conception, Wrongful Birth and Wrongful Life

2006 ◽  
Vol 19 (2) ◽  
pp. 185-205 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ralph R. Frasca
Keyword(s):  
Wrongful Life ◽  
Wrongful Birth

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