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Regina v Handley: 1874

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:

CitedIn 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

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