Wrongful life

Topic sh89004366 · id.loc.gov

Scope Notes

Here are entered works on legal actions resulting from failures in human sterilization, abortion or pregnancy testing, or failures to test for or diagnose potential or actual fetal abnormalities. Works on legal actions resulting from negligence by obstetricians during childbirth are entered under [Obstetricians--Malpractice.]

Used for

Birth, Wrongful
Liability for prenatal diagnosis
Liability for unwanted pregnancy
Prenatal diagnosis, Liability for
Unwanted pregnancy, Liability for
Wrongful birth
Wrongful conception
Wrongful pregnancy

Examples

Note under [Obstetricians--Malpractice]

Broader Terms (1)

Medical personnel--Malpractice

Hierarchy

Broader groupings: