PT - JOURNAL ARTICLE AU - A N Liu TI - Wrongful life: some of the problems. AID - 10.1136/jme.13.2.69 DP - 1987 Jun 01 TA - Journal of Medical Ethics PG - 69--73 VI - 13 IP - 2 4099 - http://jme.bmj.com/content/13/2/69.short 4100 - http://jme.bmj.com/content/13/2/69.full SO - J Med Ethics1987 Jun 01; 13 AB - The author considers that some of the reasonings used by both the American and English courts against recognising a wrongful life claim are far from persuasive. However, there may indeed be strong public policy reasons against judicial recognition of such a claim. If judicial remedy is not possible for children in wrongful life situations, society ought to assist them in the alleviation of some of the practical problems caused by deformities.