title: Francis Percival de Caux (1892-1965). An anaesthetist at odds with social convention and the law.
abstract: All doctors practice medicine within the confines of what is termed 'acceptable practice'. This acceptable practice is delineated by medical ethics, the actions of one's colleagues, social custom, and the laws of the country. Failure to conform to any or all of these constraints may result in professional ostracism or even loss of liberty. The life and work of Frances Percival de Caux clearly shows these effects in their most damaging manner.
authors.affiliation: St Bartholomew's Hospital, West Smithfield, London.
authors.forename: D J
authors.initials: DJ
authors.lastname: Wilkinson
mesh_terms: D000024:Abortion, Illegal / Q000266:history; D000028:Abortion, Induced / Q000266:history; D000776:Anesthesiology / Q000266:history*; D004739:England; D005260:Female; D049673:History, 20th Century; D006801:Humans; D007603:Jurisprudence / Q000266:history; D009520:New Zealand; D011247:Pregnancy; D011330:Prisons / Q000266:history