Wrongful Life, Wrongful Birth, and Justice in Tort Law

Authors

Patrick J. Kelley, Southern Illinois University School of Law

Publication Title

Washington University Law Quarterly

Abstract

Should those who undertake to aid couples in preventing the birth of a child by contraception or abortion be liable in tort for damages when something goes wrong and an "unwanted" child is born?

Recommended Citation

Patrick J. Kelley, Wrongful Life, Wrongful Birth, and Justice in Tort Law, 1979 Wash. U. L. Q. 919 (1979).
Available at: https://openscholarship.wustl.edu/law_lawreview/vol1979/iss4/2