Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York, Second Judicial Department, undated
Courtesy of the Supreme Court of the State of New York Appellate Division, Second Judicial Department
The New York Court of Appeals ruled on an early “wrongful birth” case. Parents denied access to therapeutic abortions after a maternal rubella diagnosis sometimes turned to the court system to demand financial support for their children from physicians and hospitals. These early “wrongful birth” cases carved out a new area of law.
