[Insufficient justification for granting a wrongful-life claim].
In 2005 the Dutch Supreme Court granted a so-called 'wrongful-life' claim. Such a claim can only be sustained by establishing that it would have been better for the child not to have been born at all. Because the Court refrained from establishing this, similar claims involving less severe handicaps may unfortunately be filed.
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Universiteit van Amsterdam, Faculteit der Wijsbegeerte, Nieuwe Doelenstraat 15, 1012 CP Amsterdam.
D001720:Birth Injuries; D002651:Child Advocacy / Q000191:economics / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D000013:Congenital Abnormalities; D006233:Persons with Disabilities / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D009426:Netherlands; D011788:Quality of Life; D026712:Value of Life; D015974:Wrongful Life