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Court decisions in wrongful birth cases as possible discrimination against the child

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dc.creator Sustek, Petr
dc.creator Šolc, Martin
dc.date 2017-04-28
dc.date.accessioned 2023-03-30T19:33:22Z
dc.date.available 2023-03-30T19:33:22Z
dc.identifier https://periodicos.unoesc.edu.br/espacojuridico/article/view/12378
dc.identifier 10.18593/ejjl.v18i1.12378
dc.identifier.uri https://biblioteca-repositorio.clacso.edu.ar/handle/CLACSO/246546
dc.description Abstract: The term wrongful birth denotes a claim brought by the parents of an unwanted child who was conceived or born due to medical negligence. The claims are often dismissed as contradictory to good morals or public order. However, there remains a neglected question whether the court decision to award or dismiss damages could constitute discrimination against the child concerned. While the child is not a party to the litigation, it is nevertheless unacceptable for the court not to take into account the effects of its decision on the child. In the case of award of damages, the court publicly affirms the legitimacy of the parentsꞌ need for compensation, that is the fact that the childꞌs birth represents recoverable harm to them. The court decision therefore means a different treatment in respect to other children whose benefits for the family are generally recognized and praised by the society. That might have serious psychological consequences for the child, depriving her or him of the full enjoyment of the right to dignity. This fact constitutes discrimination on the grounds of birth, which can be justified only by very weighty reasons. Such reasons may be arguably given in the case of a child incapable of understanding the meaning of wrongful birth litigation, whose special needs are extremely burdensome on the family. On the other hand, the dismissal of the claim cannot represent a negative discrimination against the child.Keywords: Discrimination. Wrongful birth. International human rights law. Human rights of the child. Convention on the Rights of the Child. en-US
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dc.language eng
dc.publisher Universidade do Oeste de Santa Catarina, UNOESC pt-BR
dc.relation https://periodicos.unoesc.edu.br/espacojuridico/article/view/12378/pdf
dc.rights Copyright (c) 2017 Espaço Jurídico: Journal of Law [EJJL] - Qualis B1 pt-BR
dc.source Espaço Jurídico Journal of Law [EJJL]; Bd. 18 Nr. 1 (2017): Espaço Jurídico: Journal of Law [EJJL] | Quadrimestral; 31-48 de-DE
dc.source Espaço Jurídico Journal of Law [EJJL]; Vol. 18 No. 1 (2017): Espaço Jurídico: Journal of Law [EJJL] | Quadrimestral; 31-48 en-US
dc.source Espaço Jurídico Journal of Law [EJJL]; Vol. 18 Núm. 1 (2017): Espaço Jurídico: Journal of Law [EJJL] | Quadrimestral; 31-48 es-ES
dc.source Espaço Jurídico Journal of Law [EJJL]; Vol. 18 No. 1 (2017): Espaço Jurídico: Journal of Law [EJJL] | Quadrimestral; 31-48 fr-CA
dc.source Espaço Jurídico Journal of Law [EJJL]; v. 18 n. 1 (2017): Espaço Jurídico: Journal of Law [EJJL] | Quadrimestral; 31-48 pt-BR
dc.source 2179-7943
dc.source 1519-5899
dc.title Court decisions in wrongful birth cases as possible discrimination against the child en-US
dc.type info:eu-repo/semantics/article
dc.type info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion
dc.type Avaliado por Pares pt-BR


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