Bird Sara
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Aust Fam Physician. 2006 Aug;35(8):633-4.
On 9 May 2006, the High Court of Australia dismissed "wrongful life" claims brought on behalf of two patients. One of the cases involved the alleged negligent failure by a general practitioner to diagnose prenatal rubella and to advise the mother of the risks to the fetus associated with rubella. This article outlines the case and discusses the nature of "wrongful life" and "wrongful birth" claims.
2006年5月9日,澳大利亚高等法院驳回了代表两名患者提出的“出生错误”索赔。其中一个案件涉及一名全科医生被指控疏忽大意,未能诊断出产前风疹,也未告知母亲风疹对胎儿的风险。本文概述了该案件,并讨论了“出生错误”和“错误出生”索赔的性质。