The Proofs of Infanticide Considered (Classic Reprint): Including Dr. Hunter's Tract on Child Murder, with Illustrative Notes; And a Summary of the ... Knowledge on That Subject (Classic Reprint) - Softcover

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Explore the medical‑legal puzzle of infanticide, with a clear, evidence‑based look at how live birth and death are proven in court.
This edition collects Dr. Hunter’s tract on child murder, its critiques, and a comprehensive medico‑legal overview. It presents arguments, tests, and notes in plain language to illuminate how experts assess evidence in cases involving newborns.

• What counts as signs of live birth and how maturity is determined among newborns.


• How physicians evaluate injuries, wounds, and possible violence in infant deaths.


• What tests and reasoning courts use to distinguish natural death from homicide.


• Context for how infanticide was understood and debated in medico‑legal history.

Ideal for readers of medical jurisprudence, legal history, and anyone seeking a grounded view of the evidence behind infanticide cases.

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