The necessary implications of wrongful life claims: lessons from France.

Discusses the issue of wrongful life claims in a case involving Nicolas Perruche, a 17 year-old boy suffering from congenital rubella syndrome, in France. Facts of the case; Decision of the Assemblée Plénière of the Cour de Cassation for Perruche to recover damages against the doctor and the laboratory who had negligently advised his mother that she was not infected with rubella while she was pregnant; Focus of the case on the issue of 'wrongful life'; Arguments involved in the case.