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Explore the medical‑legal puzzle of infanticide, with a clear, evidence‑based look at how live birth and death are proven in court.
This edition collects Dr. Hunter’s tract on child murder, its critiques, and a comprehensive medico‑legal overview. It presents arguments, tests, and notes in plain language to illuminate how experts assess evidence in cases involving newborns.
- What counts as signs of live birth and how maturity is determined among newborns.
- How physicians evaluate injuries, wounds, and possible violence in infant deaths.
- What tests and reasoning courts use to distinguish natural death from homicide.
- Context for how infanticide was understood and debated in medico‑legal history.
Ideal for readers of medical jurisprudence, legal history, and anyone seeking a grounded view of the evidence behind infanticide cases.
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Excerpt from The Proofs of Infanticide Considered: Including Dr. Hunter's Tract on Child Murder, With Illustrative Notes; And a Summary of the Present State of Medico-Legal Knowledge on That Subject My dear Sir, I avail myself of your permission to inscribe this little work to you. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
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Paperback. Condition: New. Print on Demand. This book is an essential guide to the complex and often murky world of infanticide. Written by an esteemed medical authority, this book is a key resource for both medical practitioners and legal professionals seeking to improve their understanding of the subject. The book provides a meticulously detailed analysis of the signs of infanticide, as well as a thorough exploration of key aspects such as maturity, respiration, and circulatory apparatus. The author also examines the complex question of whether the infant died a natural or violent death, and discusses the various methods used to kill infants. This book is not only invaluable for those involved in the investigation and prosecution of infanticide, but it also sheds light on a crime that has been prevalent throughout history. This book is a reproduction of an important historical work, digitally reconstructed using state-of-the-art technology to preserve the original format. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in the book. print-on-demand item. Seller Inventory # 9781332277407_0
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