Abstract
Before we address the issue of fetal abuse, let us first ask whether the fetus deserves the protection of the state, and if the answer is in the affirmative, then we must delineate the legal duties of the mother not to harm her fetus and the legal remedies of the fetus if it is threatened or abused.
This is a preview of subscription content, log in via an institution to check access.
Access this chapter
Tax calculation will be finalised at checkout
Purchases are for personal use only
Preview
Unable to display preview. Download preview PDF.
References
Roev. Wade ,410 U.S. 113(1973).
For a discussion of cases, see Hartye, F. J., Tort recovery for the unborn child, J. Fam. L. 15:276 (1976–77).
R. Bremmer, ed. Harvard University Press, Cambridge, Massachusetts, (1970)
Thomas, M. P., Jr., Child abuse and neglect. Part I: Historical overview, legal matrix, and social perspectives, 50 N.C.L. Rev. 293 (1972).
Johnson v. State ,21 Tenn. 282 (1840).
See Thomas, supra note 3 at 307–310.
Silverman, F. N. The Roentgen manifestations of unrecognized skeletal trauma in infants, Am. /. Roentgenology 69:413 (1953).
Kempe, C. H., Silverman, F. N., Steele, B. F., Droegemueller, W., and Silver, H. K., The battered child syndrome, JAMA 181:17 (1962).
Note, The federal and state response to the problem of child maltreatment in America: A survey of the reporting statutes, Nova L.J. 2:13 (1978).
Curlender v. Bioscience Laboratories ,106 Cal. App.3d 811, 165 Cal. Rptr. 477 (1980).
Cal Civ. Code $43.6 (West 1982).
Meyer v. Nebraska ,262 U.S. 390 (1923);
Pierce v. Society of Sisters ,268 U.S. 510 (1925)
Skinner v. Okla. ,316 U.S. 535 (1942)
Prince v. Mass. ,321 U.S. 158 (1944)
Loving v. Va. ,388 U.S. 1 (1967)
Eisenstadt v. Baird ,405 U.S. 438 (1972)
Wisconsin v. Yoder ,406 U.S. 205 (1972).
In re Custody of a Minor ,375 Mass. 733, 379 N.E.2d 1053 (1978).
American Bar Association, Model Child Abuse and Neglect Reporting Law (1975).
Santosky v. Kramer ,455 U.S. 745 (1982).
U.N. Declaration of the Rights of the Child, preamble, G.A. Res. 1386, 14 U.N. GAOR Supp. (No. 16) at 19, U.N. Doc. A14249 (1959).
Reyes v. State ,75 Cal. App.3d 214, 141 Cal. Rptr. 912 (1977).
In re Baby X, 97 Mich. App. 1ll, 293 N.W.2d 736 (1980).
New York Times (Apr. 27, 1983) at 11, col. 4.
Robertson, J. A., Procreative liberty and the control of conception, pregnancy and childbirth, Va. L. Rev. 69:405 (1983).
Jefferson v. Griffin Spalding County Hospital Authority ,247 Ga. 86, 274 S.E.2d 457 (1981).
Bowes, W. A., Jr., and Selgestad, B., Fetal vs. maternal rights: Medical and legal perspectives, 58 Obstet-Gynecol 209 (1981).
Dillon, W. P., Lee, R. V., Tronolone, M. J., Buckwald, K., and Foote, R. J., Life supoortand maternal brain death during pregnancy, JAMA 248:1089 (1982)
Siegler, M., and Wikler, D., Brain death and live birth, JAMA 248:1101 (1982).
Taft v. Taft ,338 Mass. 331, 446 N.E.2d 395 (1983).
State v. Pointer ,Calif. Ct. App. 1st Dist., Family Law R. 10:1270 (March 20, 1984).
Shaw, M. W., Conditional prospective rights of the fetus, /. Legal Med. 5:63 (1984).
Gibson v. Gibson ,3 Cal.3d 914, 479 P.2d 648, 92 Cal. Rptr. 288 (1971).
Author information
Authors and Affiliations
Editor information
Editors and Affiliations
Rights and permissions
Copyright information
© 1985 Aubrey Milunsky and George J. Annas
About this chapter
Cite this chapter
Shaw, M.W. (1985). Should Child Abuse Laws be Extended to Include Fetal Abuse?. In: Milunsky, A., Annas, G.J. (eds) Genetics and the Law III. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4684-4952-5_22
Download citation
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4684-4952-5_22
Publisher Name: Springer, Boston, MA
Print ISBN: 978-1-4684-4954-9
Online ISBN: 978-1-4684-4952-5
eBook Packages: Springer Book Archive