Are Wrongful Life Actions Threatening the Value of Human Life?

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作者
Vera Lúcia Raposo
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[1] Room 2043,Faculty of Law of Macao University, Macao, China and Faculty of Law of Coimbra University, Coimbra, Portugal
[2] Faculty of Law,undefined
[3] University of Macau,undefined
[4] E32,undefined
来源
Journal of Bioethical Inquiry | 2017年 / 14卷
关键词
Wrongful life; Injury; Human life; Right not to be born; Right to be born healthy;
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摘要
Most courts around the world have been refusing wrongful life actions. The main argument invoked is that the supposed compensable injury cannot be classified as such, since life is always a blessing no matter how hard and painful it is.
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页码:339 / 345
页数:6
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