British Journal of MidwiferyVol. 23, No. 5 LegalDealing with incidents of feticide and infanticide in England and WalesRichard GriffithRichard GriffithSearch for more papers by this authorRichard GriffithPublished Online:7 May 2015https://doi.org/10.12968/bjom.2015.23.5.370AboutSectionsView articleView Full TextPDF/EPUB ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareShare onFacebookTwitterLinked InEmail View article References Britten N (2007) Jury convicts mother who destroyed foetus. www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/1552651/Jury-convicts-mother-who-destroyed-foetus.html (accessed 20 April 2015) Google ScholarC v S (Fetus: Unmarried Father) (1988) QB 135 Google ScholarCherry A (2015) Shifting our focus from retribution to compassion: An alternative vision for the treatment of pregnant women who harm their fetuses. Journal of Law and Health 28: 1 Google ScholarCrown Prosecution Service (2014) Disclosure Ref: 13/2014 Statistics Regarding Offences And Convictions Of Infanticide Freedom Of Information Act 2000 Requests. www.cps.gov.uk/publications/docs/foi_disclosures/2014/disclosure_13.pdf (accessed 20 April 2015) Google ScholarDyer O (2015) Woman is sentenced to 20 years in prison for feticide after death of baby. BMJ 350: h1895. doi: https://doi.org/10.1136/bmj.h1895 Crossref, Google ScholarR v Buck (1964) 44 Criminal Appeals Reports 213 Google ScholarR v Sainsbury (1990) Crim LR 348 Google ScholarRance v Mid Downs Health Authority (1991) 1 QB 587 Google ScholarValenti J (2015) It isn't justice for Purvi Patel to serve 20 years in prison for an abortion http://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2015/apr/02/it-isnt-justice-for-purvi-patel-to-serve-20-years-in-prison-for-an-abortion (accessed 20 April 2015) Google Scholar FiguresReferencesRelatedDetailsCited by“No Crime to Kill a Bastard–Child”: Stereotypes of Infanticide in Nineteenth-Century England and Wales30 December 2018 2 May 2015Volume 23Issue 5ISSN (print): 0969-4900ISSN (online): 2052-4307 Metrics History Published online 7 May 2015 Published in print 2 May 2015 Information© MA Healthcare LimitedPDF download