searching for a vocabulary in the law and politics of reproduction
- Categories
- Article/Artikel
- Magazine Title
- Canadian Journal of Women and the Law
- Magazine Year
- 2000
- Magazine Number
- 2
- Creator
- Morgan, J.
- Thesaurus
- voortplanting, zwangerschappen, Canada, Verenigde Staten, Verenigd Koninkrijk
- Description
- The article re-examens a series of decisions on 'foetal rights' from Canada, the United States and the United Kingdom and seeks to make connections between cases in both the civil and criminal realms. Civil cases considered include the forced treatment of pregnant women, attempts to confine a pregnant women when the foetus she is carrying is deemed to be at risk, and the recent decision of the Supreme Court of Canada to refuse recovery to a child injured by the negligent driving of its mother while in utero. (Foetus)