Neuphemisms of the day
In a pair of particularly delightful and morbidly humorous neuphemisms that probably apply to you or someone you know, the Ohio Supreme Court brings us "wrongful birth" and an even better corollary, "wrongful life."
The Court ruled 4-3 Friday that parents can sue doctors if genetic screening done on their foeti is inaccurate and fails to spot disabling conditions that would have compelled them to abort had they been indicated, according to an Associated Press account. But they can only sue for the costs associated with the "wrongful birth" of the disabled child and not for the costs and "pain and suffering" of raising it, because bringing into existence a child without a disability was never possible in such a case.
"Wrongful life," suits, however are still not cool in Ohio and elsewhere–they're basically the same thing, only turned even more tactless by making the "damaged" child the plaintiff seeking compensation for its wretched, mistaken existence.
Pity, there goes another hypothetical option for taking care of my student loans, gone before I even knew it existed.
The Court ruled 4-3 Friday that parents can sue doctors if genetic screening done on their foeti is inaccurate and fails to spot disabling conditions that would have compelled them to abort had they been indicated, according to an Associated Press account. But they can only sue for the costs associated with the "wrongful birth" of the disabled child and not for the costs and "pain and suffering" of raising it, because bringing into existence a child without a disability was never possible in such a case.
"Wrongful life," suits, however are still not cool in Ohio and elsewhere–they're basically the same thing, only turned even more tactless by making the "damaged" child the plaintiff seeking compensation for its wretched, mistaken existence.
Pity, there goes another hypothetical option for taking care of my student loans, gone before I even knew it existed.
posted by Holly at 8:59 PM
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