title: Judgment, 19 December 1986.
abstract: The Swiss Federal Court ruled that the plaintiff's insurer had to pay the costs of her undergoing an amniocentesis if she was over 35 years old.  It based its decision on expert medical opinion that the risk of bearing a child with chromosomal abnormalities increased rapidly after this age.  It concluded that, in this case, the cost of the amniocentesis became an expense incurred in order to prevent harm threatening health rather than simply a prophylactic measure, and was thus covered by insurance.
mesh_terms: D000367:Age Factors; D000649:Amniocentesis; D002869:Chromosome Aberrations; D019411:Clinical Laboratory Techniques; D000013:Congenital Abnormalities; D009358:Congenital, Hereditary, and Neonatal Diseases and Abnormalities; D003710:Demography; D019049:Developed Countries; D003933:Diagnosis; D004194:Disease; D004467:Economics; D005060:Europe; D005376:Financial Management; D005821:Genetic Techniques; D007348:Insurance, Health; D011153:Population; D011154:Population Characteristics; D011247:Pregnancy; D013557:Switzerland
keywords: Age Factors; Amniocentesis--legal aspects; Chromosome Abnormalities--legal aspects; Congenital Abnormalities--legal aspects; Demographic Factors; Developed Countries; Diseases; Economic Factors; Europe; Examinations And Diagnoses; Financial Activities; Genetic Technics; Health Insurance--legal aspects; Laboratory Examinations And Diagnoses; Neonatal Diseases And Abnormalities; Population; Population Characteristics; Pregnant Women--legal aspects; Switzerland; Western Europe