Jeffrey Robert Gleitman, an Infant by His Guardian Ad Litem, Irwin Gleitman and Sandra Gleitman…

Summary

The Supreme Court of New Jersey affirmed the trial court's dismissal of the infant's wrongful‑life claim and the parents' claims for emotional and economic damages, holding that no cognizable damages exist for a "wrongful life" action and that public policy precludes recovery for the parents. The Court also noted that the abortion statute does not create a duty to inform a pregnant woman of the risk of birth defects from rubella. Separate dissenting and concurring opinions argued that a duty existed and that the parents should be allowed to recover.