title: Willis v. Wu. In the Supreme Court of South Carolina.
abstract: South Carolina does not recognize a common law cause of action for life brought by or on behalf of a child born with congenital defect because it is impossible to prove that being terminated by elective abortion, and thus never being born, is better than being born and living a life with disabilities.
authors.forename: Barry A
authors.initials: BA
authors.lastname: Bostrom
mesh_terms: D000028:Abortion, Induced; D002648:Child; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D006849:Hydrocephalus / Q000175:diagnosis*; D007603:Jurisprudence; D007872:Legal Guardians; D008297:Male; D008318:Malpractice / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D010820:Physicians / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D011247:Pregnancy; D011296:Prenatal Diagnosis; D013022:South Carolina; D026712:Value of Life; D015974:Wrongful Life