Introduction: Rethinking the Criminalization of Childbirth: Infanticide in Premodern Europe and the Modern Americas

Sara McDougall, Felicity Turner

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Abstract

On October 2, 2020, a newborn infant girl was discovered in the trash in an airport bathroom in Doha, Qatar. There was a rush to secure the infant's life, which was successful. There was a rush, also, to find the infant's mother, an effort that involved subjecting several women to intrusive physical examinations to determine if they had recently given birth, leading, eventually, to international outcry.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)225-228
Number of pages4
JournalLaw and History Review
Volume39
Issue number2
DOIs
StatePublished - May 2021

Scopus Subject Areas

  • History
  • Law

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