Wrongful Birth/Wrongful Life

The WSMA supports legislation modifying the 1982 Washington Supreme Court decision allowing parents to sue for wrongful birth and/or children to sue for wrongful life. (CHS Rpt D, A-84) (Reaffirmed A-17)

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Abbreviations for House of Delegates report origination:

EC – Executive Committee; BT – Board of Trustees; CPA – Council on Professional Affairs; JC – Judicial Council; CHS – Community and Health Services