单词 | wrongful pregnancy |
释义 | wrongful preg·nan·cy n: a malpractice claim brought by the parents of a healthy but unwanted child usu. against a physician or health-care provider for alleged negligence in performing a sterilization or abortion procedure and sometimes against a pharmacist or pharmaceutical manufacturer of contraceptives; also: the pregnancy or injury at issue in such a claim an action for wrongful pregnancy – called also wrongful conception; ◇ A majority of courts faced with the issue have disallowed damages for child-rearing expenses in wrongful pregnancy cases. It is more common to recover for medical expenses, pain and suffering, lost wages, or loss of consortium from pregnancy and childbirth. |
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