Criminal abortionLittle, Brown, 1868 - 215 páginas |
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accessory administered alleged American American Medical Association Ann West big and pregnant born Boston cause and procure common law Commonwealth conviction county aforesaid Cox C. C. craniotomy criminal abortion decrease defendant disease drugs Elizabeth Lutz ergot evidence existence fact felo de se feloniously fœtal foetus force and arms France frequently guilty Henson as aforesaid increase indictment induced infanticide instances instrument intent to procure justifiable lawful justification living male child malice aforethought maliciously Massachusetts matter means medicine months moral mother murder natural noxious thing number of births Obstetric occurring offence opinion ovum patient person physician population pregnancy pregnant with child premature births premature labor prisoner procure abortion procure miscarriage procure the miscarriage profession proportion proved Prussia punishment quick with child ratio Regina reported Sarah Henson savin statistics statute still-births supposed taken tion unlawfully uterine utero uterus wickedly wilfully woman womb women
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