An analysis of wrongful birth and wrongful life claims in South Africa

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dc.contributor.advisor Carstens, Pieter Albert, 1960- en
dc.contributor.postgraduate Tregoning, Tara en
dc.date.accessioned 2017-04-26T11:51:56Z
dc.date.available 2017-04-26T11:51:56Z
dc.date.created 2017/04/06 en
dc.date.issued 2016 en
dc.description Mini Dissertation (MPhil)--University of Pretoria, 2016. en
dc.description.abstract In our law, medical practitioners may incur liability if they do not properly exercise their legal duty towards a healthcare user and harm ensues.1 This negligent conduct of the medical practitioner will give rise to delictual liability if all the elements of delict are met: harm, conduct, causation, fault and wrongfulness.2 This dissertation intends to analyse the current legal position in South Africa regarding wrongful birth and wrongful life claims and specifically whether they constitute valid delictual claims, and will also look briefly at the global attitude towards such claims. Wrongful life claims are particularly controversial and the topic sparks debate on the sanctity of life, human dignity and equality. These claims are said to involve questions too existential for a court to be expected to provide answers.3 This dissertation aims to discuss the arguments both for and against allowing claims for wrongful life, within the context of the Constitution4 and the ever-changing boni mores. en_ZA
dc.description.availability Unrestricted en
dc.description.degree MPhil en
dc.description.department Public Law en
dc.identifier.citation Tregoning, T 2016, An analysis of wrongful birth and lives claim in South Africa, MPhil Mini Dissertation, University of Pretoria, Pretoria, viewed yymmdd <http://hdl.handle.net/2263/60105> en
dc.identifier.other A2017 en
dc.identifier.uri http://hdl.handle.net/2263/60105
dc.language.iso en en
dc.publisher University of Pretoria en
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dc.subject UCTD en
dc.title An analysis of wrongful birth and wrongful life claims in South Africa en_ZA
dc.type Mini Dissertation en


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