Wrongful birth, wrongful life e wrongful conception

: a admissiblidade das wrongful actions à luz da dogmática comum da responsabilidade civil

Abstract

The medical science field’s technological advances provide the appearance of new and intricate legal figures. Wrongful actions are an example of said phenomenon. Wrongful birth and wrongful life appear due to medical malpractice during prenatal diagnosis, while wrongful conception emerges from a failure in sterilization, abortion procedures or from a deficiency on the contraceptive method. The underlying complexity of the afore mentioned actions arises from the multiplicity and diversity of the problems they carry and reveals itself on the current doctrinal and jurisprudential divergence. The purpose of this paper is to ascertain whether civil liability may act as a subsidiary, alternative or additional mean to the social security systems, with the goal of ensuring an adequate protection of the disabled human beings.

Date of Award	18 Oct 2017
Original language	Portuguese
Awarding Institution	Universidade Católica Portuguesa
Supervisor	Maria Paula Ribeiro de Faria (Supervisor)