In Whittington Hospital NHS Trust v XX (2020), the claimant became infertile due to the hospital's negligence in diagnosing her cervical cancer. She sought damages for surrogacy costs. Could damages for commercial and non-commercial surrogacy using donor eggs could be recovered?
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🏛️ Court: Supreme Court 🗓️ Judgment Date: 1 April 2020 🗂️ Where Reported: [2020] UKSC 14; [2021] A.C. 275; [2020] 2 W.L.R. 972 📍 Jurisdiction: United Kingdom
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Surrogacy Damages: The Supreme Court ruled that damages could include the costs of commercial surrogacy abroad and non-commercial surrogacy using donor eggs, marking a significant expansion in what can be recovered in personal injury cases involving fertility loss.