{"data":{"id":"us-pa/42-pa.c.s.-8306","jurisdiction":"us-pa","citation":"42 Pa.C.S. § 8306","heading":"Defense against claim for injury sustained in utero barred.","body":"Where a person has, by reason of the wrongful act or negligence of another, sustained injury while in utero, it shall not be a defense to any action brought to recover damages for the injury, or a factor in mitigation of damages, that the person could or should have been aborted.","path":["Title 42 - JUDICIARY AND JUDICIAL PROCEDURE","PART VII CIVIL ACTIONS AND PROCEEDINGS","CHAPTER 83 PARTICULAR RIGHTS AND IMMUNITIES","SUBCHAPTER A RIGHTS OF ACTION"],"source_url":"https://www.palegis.us/statutes/consolidated/view-statute?txtType=HTM\u0026ttl=42\u0026div=0\u0026chpt=83\u0026sctn=6\u0026subsctn=0","current_through":"2026-08-03 (Statute Update stamp, 42 Pa.C.S.)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-02T16:33:14Z","sha256":"3af90ac547f507d362bda43cf06d9bbbcc5be29a7dd102499a5fa8b42ff979c0","source_id":"us-pa","stale":false,"prev":"us-pa/42-pa.c.s.-8305","next":"us-pa/42-pa.c.s.-8307"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}