The Unexamined Life is Not Worth Living . . . Or is It? The Sanctity of Human Life in American Courtrooms
Stephanie R. Fueger, 33 S. Ill. U. L.J. 571 (2009)
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This Comment argues that the ways in which the disparities between wrongful pregnancy and wrongful birth claims are handled by judges has set up a subconscious bias against those who are born with genetic, developmental or other defects. This article proposes that the current distinctions among such claims be abolished in favor of other alternatives that actually carry out the stated goals of the judges making these decisions: respect for all human life.
