The jury were advised of the need to consider whether a child had been born alive: ‘. . i.e. whether it existed as a live child, breathing and living by reason of breathing through its own lungs alone, without deriving any of its living or power of living by or through any connection with its mother.’
Judges:
Brett J
Citations:
(1874) 13 Cox 79
Jurisdiction:
England and Wales
Cited by:
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: 13 May 2022; Ref: scu.211403
