The value of embryonic and foetal life, legally, socially, and obstetrically considered / by Thomas Radford.

  • Thomas Radford
Date:
[1848]
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Credit: The value of embryonic and foetal life, legally, socially, and obstetrically considered / by Thomas Radford. Source: Wellcome Collection.

Provider: This material has been provided by The Royal College of Surgeons of England. The original may be consulted at The Royal College of Surgeons of England.

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    also deprive its father of his privilege “ as tenant by courtesy.” Tho immor- tal Shakespeare took advantage of this quibble :— App. Macbeth! Macbeth! Macbeth! ***** Be bloody, bold, and resolute. Laugh to scorit The power of man, for none of woman born Shall harm Macbeth.” Act 4, Sc. 1. “Macd. * * * Despair thy charm; And let the angel whom thou still has serv’d; Tell thee, Macduff was from his mother’s womb Untimely ripp’d. Act 5, Sc. 8. P.S.—The powerful efforts first made by the medical press, Lancet, and London Medical Gazette, especially the former, afterwards followed and sup- ported by an influential leading article in the Times paper, has had the effect of drawing the attention of the home secretary to the case of Mary Ann Sunt. He humanely exercised his executive power, and directed her case to be examined by three medical men, who pronounced her to be pregnant. The execution is therefore staid; a letter was despatched to that effect to the court of aldermen, by Sir G. Grey, dated Whitehall, Nov. 6, 1847. It is to be sincerely hoped that this case may be the last in which a jury of matrons will be empannelled, and that Sir G. Grey, the home secretary, will make this question worthy the consideration of the legislature. I shall now proceed to the consideration, whether the life of the embryo or foetus is rightly considered by society. \_To he continued.']