Law and the Life Sciences
Medical Paternity and 'Wrongful Life'
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 20333205 |
|---|---|
| Authors | George J Annas (0000-0001-5836-7831, Community Medical Center, corresponding author) |
| Year | 1979 |
| Volume | 9 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 15 |
| Publication date | 1979-06-01 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | The Hastings Center Report (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0093-0334 • E-ISSN: 1552-146X |
| Publisher | JSTOR (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.2307/3560789 |
| PMID | 158002 |
| OpenAlex | W1909809788 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
hen innovations make it possible to prevent the births of children with significant physical or mental handicaps, children who will require very expensive care during their lifetimes, litigation is a predictable aftermath. Thus, both genetic counseling and amniocentesis are the subject of an increasing number of courtroom confrontations between parents and physicians. While making physicians pay for the defects of the children of their pregnant patients seems to some to smack of medical paternity, it is the measure of damages, not the application of traditional malpractice principles, that makes these cases appear novel
Medical law · Political science · Sociology · Ethics and Legal Issues in Pediatric Healthcare · Law · Medical Malpractice and Liability Issues · Psychology
| Citations per year | 0.05 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2007 - 2007 (1) |
| Highly cited | No |