Wrongful life claims: dignity, disability and "a line in the sand".
A recent High Court decision held that children born with disabilities not caused by medical intervention, but not diagnosed antenatally, could not claim general damages for their pain and suffering, nor special damages for the needs created by their disabilities and their loss of earning capacity.
Neville
Warwick J
WJ
Regulatory Institutions Network (RegNet), Australian National University, Canberra, ACT, Australia. warwick.neville@anu.edu.au
Lokuge
Buddhima
B
D001315:Australia; D006233:Persons with Disabilities / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D006801:Humans; D015974:Wrongful Life