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The logical case for "wrongful life".

B Steinbock
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Suits that claim that a child would be better off never having been born often founder on conceptual and logical dilemmas. However, the correct interpretation of "wrongful life" does not require a comparison between existence and nonexistence. The New Jersey Supreme Court's decision in the Procanik case to limit damages to extraordinary medical expenses, barring recovery for pain and suffering, is a reasonable resolution.

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Compensation and RedressCongenital AbnormalitiesHuman RightsHumansInfantInfant, NewbornLiability, LegalMalpracticePhilosophy, MedicalRubellaStress, PsychologicalValue of LifeGenetics and ReproductionLegal ApproachNew Jersey Supreme CourtProcanik v. CilloJournal Article

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B Steinbock. 1986. The logical case for "wrongful life".. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/3700074/

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