A Womb with (An)other View : An Economic Analysis of the Wrongful Birth Doctrine

In what have come to be known as "wrongful birth" or "wrongful conception" actions, individuals who have become pregnant after sterilization procedures have failed, have sued their doctors in negligence. Nicolette Priaulx (2008), using legal reasoning, argued that the British courts' rulings in these cases have been inconsistent and unsupportable. In this paper, I will take the contrary view, arguing that the court's behavior can be explained using economic reasoning

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Year of publication:	2008
Authors:	Bruce, Christopher J.
Publisher:	[S.l.] : SSRN
Subject:	Großbritannien \| United Kingdom \| Fertilität \| Fertility \| Familienplanung \| Family planning \| Rechtsprechung \| Court decisions

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Extent:	1 Online-Ressource (16 p)
Type of publication:	Book / Working Paper
Language:	English
Notes:	Nach Informationen von SSRN wurde die ursprüngliche Fassung des Dokuments July 15, 2008 erstellt
Other identifiers:	10.2139/ssrn.1160440 [DOI]
Classification:	K13 - Tort Law and Product Liability ; K36 - Family and Personal Law
Source:	ECONIS - Online Catalogue of the ZBW

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