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QUESTION 1
Read the set of facts below and provide a response on the question that follows. NB. Your response must be
presented in the form of an essay. Use the rubric provided for this assignment to guide you in the planning of
your essay.
Y, a female minor student at Smarties Junior Academy in Pretoria, was born with a congenital cardiac failure
that imperils other vital organs. The result is that she does not enjoy the normal amenities of life and is often
sickly. She believes that her mother’s obstetrician, Doctor X, ought to have diagnosed this prenatal ailment
and advised her mother accordingly. Her mother, Mrs B, confides in you that had she been advised correctly,
she would have terminated the pregnancy. Both these ladies approach you in your capacity as an attorney and
request that you file claims, on their behalf, for damages against Doctor X. Discuss the possibilities of them
successfully lodging a wrongful life and or a wrongful birth claim in terms of the South African law of damages.
Use relevant case law and other legal sources to support your argument. Please note that you are expected to
discuss both these claims.
DISTINCTION Footnotes and/or Bibliography
GUARANTEED!!! included. *
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QUESTION 1
Read the set of facts below and provide a response on the question that follows. NB. Your response must be
presented in the form of an essay. Use the rubric provided for this assignment to guide you in the planning of
your essay.
Y, a female minor student at Smarties Junior Academy in Pretoria, was born with a congenital cardiac failure
that imperils other vital organs. The result is that she does not enjoy the normal amenities of life and is often
sickly. She believes that her mother’s obstetrician, Doctor X, ought to have diagnosed this prenatal ailment
and advised her mother accordingly. Her mother, Mrs B, confides in you that had she been advised correctly,
she would have terminated the pregnancy. Both these ladies approach you in your capacity as an attorney and
request that you file claims, on their behalf, for damages against Doctor X. Discuss the possibilities of them
successfully lodging a wrongful life and or a wrongful birth claim in terms of the South African law of damages.
Use relevant case law and other legal sources to support your argument. Please note that you are expected to
discuss both these claims.
DISTINCTION Footnotes and/or Bibliography
GUARANTEED!!! included. *
Disclaimer
Extreme care has been used by our Tutors to draft this document, however the contents are provided “as is” without any representations or warranties, express or implied.
This document is to be used for comparison, research, and reference purposes ONLY. No part of this document may be reproduced, resold, or transmitted in any form or by
any means without prior written permission from the Author. By making use of this document, you agree to fully accept the consequences should you plagiarise or misuse
this document. – STUDY BUDDY TUTOR SA
PAST PAPERS & MEMOS, ASSIGNMENT MEMOS, NOTES, SUMMARIES & TUITONS.
Cell: 074 074 3729 Email:
