Evidence was given to the effect that the chance of a baby being born with a congenital abnormality was between one in 200 and one in 400.
Judges:
Waller LJ
Citations:
[1985] QB 1012
Jurisdiction:
England and Wales
Cited by:
Cited – Rees v Darlington Memorial Hospital NHS Trust HL 16-Oct-2003
The claimant was disabled, and sought sterilisation because she feared the additional difficulties she would face as a mother. The sterilisation failed. She sought damages.
Held: The House having considered the issue in MacFarlane only . .
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Damages
Updated: 12 May 2022; Ref: scu.186892
