Murder, Medicine and Motherhood

Murder, Medicine and Motherhood
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Total Pages : 247
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ISBN-10 : 147256555X
ISBN-13 : 9781472565556
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Book Synopsis Murder, Medicine and Motherhood by : Emma Cunliffe

Download or read book Murder, Medicine and Motherhood written by Emma Cunliffe and published by . This book was released on 2011 with total page 247 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Since the early 1990s, unexplained infant death has been reformulated as a criminal justice problem within many western societies. This shift has produced wrongful convictions in more than one jurisdiction. This book uses a detailed case study of the murder trial and appeals of Kathleen Folbigg to examine the pragmatics of proof beyond a reasonable doubt. It explores how legal process, medical knowledge and expectations of motherhood work together when a mother is charged with killing infants who have died in mysterious circumstances. The author argues that Folbigg, who remains in prison, was.


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