Showing papers by "Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust published in 1982"

The Leicester case.

Abstract: In a recent English trial, a consultant paediatrician, charged with the murder of a three‐day‐old infant with Down's syndrome, was found not guilty of attempted murder. This paper discusses the consequences of the verdict, showing that it cannot be interpreted as lessening the medical practitioner's strict legal liability for murder or manslaughter in these circumstances. Factors acting vitally in the accused's favour vis‐a‐vis the jury are noted.