Coplan J
Pediatrics. 1985 Jan;75(1):65-72.
Over the past two decades, numerous suits for damages have been brought against physicians for the injury of wrongful life, or wrongful birth. Within the past 5 years, several precedents have been set that broaden the physician's legal obligation to recognize and act upon foreseeable or potentially recurrent genetic, teratogenic, or chromosomal disorders. These precedents may be expected to affect all physicians, but particularly pediatricians, because of the increased frequency of such disorders in the pediatric population.
在过去二十年里，针对医生的不当生命伤害或不当出生伤害，已经提起了大量损害赔偿诉讼。在过去五年中，已经确立了几个先例，这些先例扩大了医生的法律义务，要求医生识别可预见的或潜在复发的遗传、致畸或染色体疾病并采取行动。由于这类疾病在儿科人群中的发病率增加，预计这些先例将影响所有医生，尤其是儿科医生。
