title: R. v. Prince, 7 October 1988.
abstract: The defendant appealed her conviction on the charge of manslaughter for the death of a child born prematurely after the defendant had injured the child's mother.  Among other things, the defendant argued that she was not guilty because the child was not a person at the time of the wrongful injury.  The Court rejected this argument.  Without deciding whether the fetus was a person, it ruled that, under Section 223 of the Canadian Criminal Code, a person who attacks an obviously pregnant woman with intent to harm her is guilty of at least manslaughter if the fetus is born alive and subsequently dies from injuries or disease caused by the attack.
mesh_terms: D000569:Americas; D001519:Behavior; D002170:Canada; D003710:Demography; D019049:Developed Countries; D005313:Fetal Death; D007603:Jurisprudence; D009026:Mortality; D009656:North America; D011153:Population; D011154:Population Characteristics; D011157:Population Dynamics; D011247:Pregnancy; D014754:Violence
keywords: Americas; Behavior; Canada; Court Decision; Demographic Factors; Developed Countries; Fetal Death; Mortality; North America; Northern America; Population; Population Characteristics; Population Dynamics; Pregnant Women; Violence; Violent Deaths