Wrongful Life

Australian parents lodge “wrongful birth” claim

Michael Cook | 02 February 2012

After losing a case for damages for the birth of their severely disabled son based on a “wrongful life” claim, a Sydney couple has returned to the courts with a “wrongful birth” claim for A$10 million.

Israeli children who sue for being born

Jared Yee | 03 November 2011

Israeli children with birth defects increasingly sue medical authorities for allowing them to be born.

Belgian court approves “wrongful life”

Michael Cook | 03 December 2010

Abortion law assumes the concepts, it argues