"Wrongful Life" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
In civil law a cause of action which alleges that a defendant has wrongfully caused a child to be born.
| Descriptor ID |
D015974
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| MeSH Number(s) |
I01.880.604.583.963 N03.706.535.803
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| Concept/Terms |
Wrongful Life- Wrongful Life
- Life, Wrongful
- Wrongful Lives
- Lives, Wrongful
Wrongful Birth- Wrongful Birth
- Birth, Wrongful
- Births, Wrongful
- Wrongful Births
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2004 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Wrongful Life" by people in Profiles.
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The "emergent circumstances" exception to the need for consent: the Texas Supreme Court ruling in Miller v. HCA. J Perinatol. 2004 Jun; 24(6):337-42.