Verghini Emanuele, Di Pietro Maria Luisa, Virdis Andrea, De Luca Daniele
Body of Lawyers of the City of Rome, Rome, Italy.
J Matern Fetal Neonatal Med. 2011 Dec;24(12):1417-20. doi: 10.3109/14767058.2010.545927. Epub 2011 Jan 13.
A case of congenital rubella syndrome has been the reason to seek damages but a Civil Court of Rome sentenced against this and in favor of sued doctors. We discussed the high level of social attention and the feeling present in our western culture behind the request for damages. Legal considerations above the Italian abortion Law is provided to understand the framework of the court decision. Ethical, medical, and public health issues are commented and compared with the Perruche's case.
