| Effect of the legislative definition of the terms 'stillborn' and 'viable'. A medicolegal impasse. | |
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PMID: 3340967 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE |
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Like so many other medicolegal issues, the legal procedure and legal consequences when a child is stillborn may seem simple and straightforward. However, in practice this is anything but the case. The legislative definitions of the terms 'stillborn' and 'viable' cause inordinate problems. Various legal, medical and social difficulties will only be obviated by amendment of the legal definitions of these terms--a task which should be initiated by the medical and nursing professions. |
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Authors:
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J Taitz; S Clow |
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Type: Journal Article |
Journal Detail:
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Title: South African medical journal = Suid-Afrikaanse tydskrif vir geneeskunde Volume: 73 ISSN: 0256-9574 ISO Abbreviation: S. Afr. Med. J. Publication Date: 1988 Feb |
Date Detail:
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Created Date: 1988-03-21 Completed Date: 1988-03-21 Revised Date: 2004-11-17 |
Medline Journal Info:
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Nlm Unique ID: 0404520 Medline TA: S Afr Med J Country: SOUTH AFRICA |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 240-1 Citation Subset: IM |
Affiliation:
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Faculty of Law, University of Cape Town. |
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Burial Female Fetal Death* Gestational Age Humans Jurisprudence* Pregnancy South Africa |
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