'[M]ercy is justice…and should not be denied': Lord Dawson, the British medico-legal community, and the Infanticide Act, 1938
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In December 1937, influential physician and politician Lord Dawson of Penn introduced an Infanticide Bill into the House of Lords. Seven months later, following minor amendments, Dawson's Bill passed into law as the Infanticide Act, 1938. This legislation sig... ...
