Forensic implications and medical-legal dilemmas of maternal versus fetal rights

Journal of Forensic Sciences

Volumn 43, Issue 5, 1998, Pages 985-992

  Mohaupt, Stephen M ^a,c   Sharma, Kaushal K ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

Decision tree; Fetal rights; Forensic science; Legal dilemmas; Maternal rights; Medical dilemmas

Indexed keywords

ADULT; CASE REPORT; DECISION THEORY; FEMALE; FETUS DEATH; FORENSIC MEDICINE; HUMAN; LABOR INDUCTION; MEDICAL ETHICS; MEDICOLEGAL ASPECT; MORALITY; MOTHER FETUS RELATIONSHIP; PATIENT RIGHT; PREGNANCY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PRIVACY; REVIEW; VAGINAL DELIVERY;

EID: 0031656166     PISSN: 00221198     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1520/jfs14346j     Document Type: Review

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