TY  - JOUR
PY  - 1987//
TI  - Wrongful births. When is there liability for prenatal injury?
JO  - American journal of diseases of children (1960)
A1  - Fleisher, L. D.
SP  - 1260
EP  - 1265
VL  - 141
IS  - 12
N2  - Every jurisdiction recognizes the right of a child to recover damages for prenatal injury caused by the negligence of a third party. This concept of liability for prenatal injury has been extended to include the right of parents (and sometimes the child) to recover damages from a physician who negligently deprives them of the opportunity to prevent the "wrongful birth" of an affected child. The most troubling question to arise, however, is whether a pregnant woman has a legal duty to avoid negligent behavior that may injure her future child. The unique and compelling conflicts that surround the recognition of such a prematernal duty encompass the child's right to be born free of any negligently induced injury and the pregnant woman's rights to personal privacy and bodily autonomy.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 0002-922X
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/
ID  - ref1
ER  -