Abandoning the Common Law; Medical Negligence, Genetic Tests and Wrongful Life in the Australian High Court

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dc.contributor.authorJefferys, Susannahen_AU
dc.contributor.authorFaunce, Thomasen_AU
dc.date.accessioned2015-12-10T22:25:04Z
dc.date.issued2007
dc.date.updated2015-12-09T09:21:00Z
dc.description.abstractThe Australian High Court recently found that the common law could allow parents to claim tortious damages when medical negligence was proven to have led to the birth of an unplanned, but healthy, baby (Cattanach v Melchior (2003) 215 CLR 1). In Harriton
dc.identifier.issn1320-159X
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/1885/53319
dc.provenanceThe permission to archive the version was archived in ERMS2988179. This article was first published by Thomson Reuters in the Journal of Law and Medicine and should be cited as "Faunce, Thomas Alured. "Abandoning the Common Law; Medical Negligence, Genetic Tests and Wrongful Life in the Australian High Court." (2007). Journal of Law and Medicine, Vol. 14, Issue 4. p. 469-477". For all subscription inquiries please phone, from Australia: 1300 304 195, from Overseas: +61 2 8587 7980 or online at legal.thomsonreuters.com.au/search. The official PDF version of this article can also be purchased separately from Thomson Reuters at http://sites.thomsonreuters.com.au/journals/subscribe-or-purchaseen_AU
dc.publisherThe Law Book Company
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dc.sourceJournal of Law and Medicine
dc.subjectKeywords: article; Australia; genetic screening; human; legal aspect; malpractice; wrongful life; Australia; Genetic Screening; Humans; Malpractice; Wrongful Life
dc.titleAbandoning the Common Law; Medical Negligence, Genetic Tests and Wrongful Life in the Australian High Court
dc.typeJournal article
dcterms.accessRightsOpen Accessen_AU
local.bibliographicCitation.issue4
local.bibliographicCitation.lastpage477
local.bibliographicCitation.startpage469
local.contributor.affiliationFaunce, Thomas, College of Medicine, Biology and Environment, ANU
local.contributor.affiliationJefferys, Susannah, ANU College of Law, ANU
local.contributor.authoruidFaunce, Thomas, u9705219
local.contributor.authoruidJefferys, Susannah, u3365893
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local.identifier.citationvolume14
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