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Identifier http://www.austlii.edu.au/au/cases/nsw/supreme_ct/2002/460.html
Title Edwards v Blomeley [2002] NSWSC 460
Alternative Title
Creator
New South Wales Supreme Court
Publisher
AustLII
Subjects
Health
Keywords
Wrongful life
Duty of care to unborn child
Description
Reported at: Not yet reported Catchwords: NEGLIGENCE failed vasectomy whether duty of care owed by medical practitioner performing procedure to child subsequently conceived if so, content of duty child born disabled whether breach of duty to child causation of disabilities disabilities genetic and not iatrogenic. "WRONGFUL LIFE" claim whether maintainable impossibility of determining whether "damage" suffered impossibility of assessing compensatory damages public policy considerations
Format Web page (HTML)
Date.Created
Language
English
Coverage
Australia
Jurisdiction
WebLaw Page
Health Law - subsection: Courts & tribunals and their decisions
Record creator: La Trobe University Added: 13th November, 2002