Harbeson v. Parke-Davis, Inc.

How courts have described this case

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• holding “as a matter of law in wrongful birth cases, if cause in fact is established, the proximate cause element is satisfied”
• recognizing a cause of action for wrongful life without first finding a doctor-patient relationship between the physician and the unborn child
• noting that damages for loss of filial consortium are not limited to the child's minority
• noting that “[t]he difficult moral choice” of aborting a fetus rests with the parents
• recognizing a cause of action for wrongful life from injuries suffered before birth
• recognizing a cause of action for wrongful life from injuries suffered before birth

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).