In summing up in a murder trial: ‘With respect to the birth, being born must mean that the whole body is brought into the world . . Whether the child was born alive or not depends mainly on the evidence of the medical men.’
Judges:
Littledale J
Citations:
(1832) 5 C and P 329, [1832] EngR 613, (1832) 5 Car and P 329, (1832) 172 ER 997
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Cited – In Re A (Minors) (Conjoined Twins: Medical Treatment); aka In re A (Children) (Conjoined Twins: Surgical Separation) CA 22-Sep-2000
Twins were conjoined (Siamese). Medically, both could not survive, and one was dependent upon the vital organs of the other. Doctors applied for permission to separate the twins which would be followed by the inevitable death of one of them. The . .
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Crime
Updated: 30 April 2022; Ref: scu.211402