Sentences with phrase «wrongful birth where»

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where a child would not have been burn, but for a wrongful act or omission, typically where a physician fails to warn a mother of a risk of giving birth to an abnormal child, which then deprives the mother of an option to avoid conception or terminate the pregnancy

In cases where a birth injury led to the death of the infant, the parents may bring a wrongful death lawsuit and may receive damages for loss of companionship, pain and suffering, emotional distress and medical expenses.

Where the baby has a serious health - related issue, the parents can sue for wrongful birth if the doctor did not inform them of the serious health condition prior to the baby's birth, assuming that the condition was able to be detected while the child was still in the womb.

A wrongful birth lawsuit is one where the parents sue because they were not given a real opportunity to avoid conception or to terminate the pregnancy.