Original: In a 1982 case involving hereditary deafness , the Supreme Court of California was the first state supreme court to endorse the child 's right to sue for wrongful life , but in the same decision , limited the child 's recovery to special damages .
Simplified: In 1982 , the Supreme Court of California was the first state supreme court to permit the child 's right to sue for wrongful life , but in the same decision , limited the child 's recovery to special damages .