title: The locus standi of an unborn child threatened with abortion.
abstract: The abortion law of England is set out and the recent case of C v S, which was an unsuccessful attempt to restrain an abortion by the unmarried father of the unborn child. Neither the father nor the unborn child has the locus standi to bring such an action. Legal personality and rights and duties with reference to the unborn child are investigated.
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Wright
mesh_terms: D000029:Abortion, Legal; D033421:Beginning of Human Life; D035881:Compensation and Redress; D004739:England; D005260:Female; D006806:Human Rights / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D006801:Humans; D019369:Life; D028723:Personhood; D011247:Pregnancy