In what circumstances have damages been awarded for wrongful birth?
British Columbia, Canada
The following excerpt is from Bevilacqua v. Altenkirk, 2004 BCSC 945 (CanLII):
In Cherry v. Borsman, pecuniary damages were awarded, but only in respect of the extra costs of raising the child that arose as a result of harm that the defendant inflicted on the foetus. In effect, no pecuniary losses were awarded for wrongful birth; the pecuniary losses that were awarded were in respect of personal injuries to the child. Again, the case is consistent with the approach I propose to take.
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