Mistakes in assisted human reproduction procedures such as IVF, egg, sperm and embryo donation are surprisingly common, but tortious liability for such mistakes has not been addressed in the courts of England and Wales, or Ireland. This paper presents an argument in favour of a vindicatory approach to tortious claims arising from mistakes, where the claimants are the parents of the resulting, healthy, child. Drawing on the analogous tort of wrongful pregnancy, the paper provides a vindicatory account of the case of Rees v Darlington Memorial Hospital, and argues that Rees signposts the correct approach for tortious claims arising from mistakes in assisted human reproduction. It is argued that while the law should not compensate ‘loss’ flowing from the birth of a child, parents should be entitled to an award of damages to vindicate their right to reproductive autonomy. The paper explores vindication of the right to reproductive autonomy through the tort of negligence, but argues that vindication may be more effectively achieved through the creation of a separate tort which is actionable per se, strict liability, and expressly focused on vindication rather than compensation.

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辅助人类生殖错误侵权责任的辩护方法

人工受精、卵子、精子和胚胎捐赠等辅助人类生殖程序中的错误非常普遍，但英格兰和威尔士或爱尔兰的法院尚未解决此类错误的侵权责任。本文提出了一个支持对因错误引起的侵权索赔采取辩护方法的论点，其中索赔人是由此产生的健康孩子的父母。借鉴类似的错误怀孕侵权，该文件提供了一个辩护性说明里斯诉达灵顿纪念医院，并认为里斯为辅助人类生殖中的错误引起的侵权索赔指明了正确的方法。有人认为，虽然法律不应补偿因孩子出生而产生的“损失”，但父母应有权获得损害赔偿，以维护他们的生育自主权。该论文探讨了通过过失侵权来维护生殖自主权，但认为通过建立单独的侵权行为可能更有效地实现辩护，该侵权行为本身是可诉的、严格的责任，并且明确侧重于辩护而不是赔偿。