The Ethical and Legal Conundrum: Should a Mother Owe a Duty of Care to her Unborn Child?

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The Ethical and Legal Conundrum: Should a Mother Owe a Duty of Care to her Unborn Child?

It is likely that, for emotional and moral reasons, the vast majority of society would agree with the proposition that a mother ought to care for and protect her unborn child. However, it is questionable whether those same members of society would all agree with the imposition of a broad, legally en...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors:	Do, Christina, Mapulanga-Hulston, Jackbeth
Format:	Journal Article
Published:	Curtin Business School 2013
Subjects:	Human rights Prenatal injuries (Law) Human Unborn children (Law) Abnormalities
Online Access:	http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/12886

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