A wrongful life claim can be brought by which party?

• A. The parents or child claiming harm suffered by being born.
• B. The hospital.
• C. The state.
• D. The nurse.

Answer: (A)

Wrongful life claims focus on harm caused by medical neglect that results in the birth of a child with a disability, rather than harm to someone who was already born. The party who can bring such a claim is the parent (on behalf of the child) or, in jurisdictions that permit it, the child themselves. The claim asserts that but-for the negligent medical advice or testing, the child would not have been born or would not have the disability. The hospital or other healthcare providers are the defendants in this scenario, not the plaintiffs, and the state or a nurse would not be the typical plaintiff.