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Re: South Carolina Supreme Court Dismisses 'Wrongful Life' Lawsuit on Behalf of Boy With HydrocephalusFrom: DoctorJoe@aol.comWed Dec 22 17:52:42 2004
In a message dated 12/22/04 10:59:59 AM, dean@thehuffpeople.net writes: << "Even a jury collectively imbued with the wisdom of Solomon would be unable to weigh the fact of being born with a defective condition against the fact of not being born at all," Associate Justice E.C. Burnett wrote for the court, adding, "It is simply beyond the human experience." >> Way back when, the "courts" didn't even recognize a CIVIL action for wrongful death (i.e. murder, manslaughter). It was felt that human life was too precious to put a price tag on. So how on earth could you SUE someone and get money for wrongful death. (You might get pain and suffering, or whatever, but not wrongful death - let te criminal justice system handle it). Nowadays we sue for wrongful death. But as the quote above indicates, the courts will NOT be happy to weigh the question of "better off if he'd never been born," especially with so many productive and HAPPY "disadvantaged" people running around. You gonna tell THEM they didn't deserve to live. Joe P.
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