medical malpractice
legal cause of action when health professionals deviate from standards of practice harming a patient
patient abuse
action or failure to act which causes unreasonable suffering, misery or harm to the patient
wrongful life
civil law action which alleges that a defendant has wrongfully caused a child to be born
Medical malpractice in the United States
professional medical negligence in the US
wrongful birth
class Action Lawsuit
defensive medicine
medical decision-making practice
Daubert v. Merrell Dow Pharmaceuticals
1993 United States Supreme Court case
obstetric violence
neglect, physical abuse and lack of respect during childbirth
medical torture
acts of torture influenced or instigated by medical personnel
death of Elijah McClain
death of an African-American citizen of the United States associated with law enforcement