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MeSH Heading: Wrongful Life
Tree Number(s): I01.880.604.583.963; N03.706.535.803
Unique ID: D015974
RDF Unique Identifier: http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D015974
Annotation: legal action alleging "that a defendant has wrongfully caused a child to be born"
Scope Note: In civil law a cause of action which alleges that a defendant has wrongfully caused a child to be born.
Entry Term(s): Wrongful Birth; Wrongful Lives
Previous Indexing: Jurisprudence (1978-1989); Malpractice (1973-1989)
Public MeSH Note: 90
History Note: 90
Date Established: 1990/01/01
Date of Entry: 1989/07/05
Revision Date: 2002/10/31

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