R v. Davidson
Country: AustraliaYear: 1969
Court: Supreme Court of Victoria
Citation: [1969] VR 667
Health Topics: Sexual and reproductive health, Violence
Human Rights: Right to health, Right to life
Facts:
Tags: Abortion, Childbirth, Criminalization, Maternal health, Maternal mortality, Pregnancy, Rape, Termination of pregnancy, Therapeutic abortionDavidson was a medical doctor who was charged of four counts of unlawfully using an instrument and one count of conspiring to use an instrument or other means with intent to procure the miscarriage of a woman.
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