We’ve all heard of “wrongful death” lawsuits – a civil action where someone seeks damages against a party for causing a person’s demise.
Well, there’s a new trend gathering steam: the “wrongful birth” lawsuit.
But … can there even be such a thing?
Apparently some people think there is. Parents who paid for prenatal screening for genetic abnormalities ultimately had children born with conditions that had gone undiagnosed. A handful of these parents have contended in court that, had they known of the disabilities their preborn children had, they would have aborted rather than carried the children to term.