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To: Mana who wrote (224885)	2/4/2002 1:57:05 PM
From: Gordon A. Langston	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 769667

The french high court in Jan. 02 reversed an earlier ruling that parents could sue for "wrongful birth". If you had a "defective" child you could sue the medical professionals if they had not tried to talk you out of it. I'm simplifying somewhat but the issue was over a "down's symdrome" child. This was the original case. report.kff.org I found a link to the high court ruling but it was an article that was archived on yahoo and cost $3 to retrieve. Here's the gist. FOREIGN DESK \| January 11, 2002, Friday France Bans Damages for 'Wrongful Births' By SUZANNE DALEY (NYT) 674 words Late Edition - Final, Section A, Page 9, Column 1 ABSTRACT - French lawmakers adopt bill that would effectively strike down court ruling that ordered financial compensation for severely disabled boy because medical errors had allowed him to be born; French government hopes measure can bring end to legal and moral controversy triggered by case of Nicolas Perruche, whose congenital defects became clear soon after his birth in Jan 1983; mother's doctor had assured her it was safe to continue pregnancy rather than abort, even though her test results were contradictory; French doctors, outraged at court ruling, have refused to carry out routine ultrasound scans on pregnant women, saying they could be sued if disabled baby is born (M)