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Concealment of Birth: Time to Repeal a 200-Year-Old “Convenient Stop-Gap”?
Feminist Legal Studies ( IF 1.958 ) Pub Date : 2019-05-11 , DOI: 10.1007/s10691-019-09401-6
Emma Milne

Feminists have long argued that women who offend are judged by who they are, not what they do, with idealised images of femininity and motherhood used as measures of culpability. The ability to meet the expectations of motherhood and femininity are particularly difficult for women who experience a crisis pregnancy, as evident in cases where women have been convicted of concealment of birth. The offence prohibits the secret disposal of the dead body of a child, to conceal knowledge of its birth. Traditionally used to prosecute women suspected of killing their newborn children, analysis of court transcripts suggests the offence is also used to punish women who fail to meet expectations of motherhood. This paper analyses three contemporary cases in light of the historical origins of the offence, illustrating the legacy of prejudice against ‘deviant’ mothers. Finally, it questions the continued existence of this archaic offence.

中文翻译:

隐瞒出生:是时候废除200年前的“方便的权宜之计”了?

女权主义者长期以来一直认为,冒犯的女性是根据她们是谁而不是她们做了什么来判断的,女性气质和母性的理想形象被用作衡量罪责的标准。对于经历过危机怀孕的妇女来说,满足母性和女性气质的期望尤其困难,这在妇女因隐瞒出生而被定罪的案件中就很明显。该罪行禁止秘密处理儿童的尸体,以隐瞒其出生的知识。传统上用于起诉涉嫌杀害新生儿的妇女,对法庭记录的分析表明,该罪行也用于惩罚未能达到母亲期望的妇女。本文从犯罪的历史渊源分析了三个当代案例,说明了对“异常”母亲的偏见的遗产。最后,它质疑这种古老的罪行是否继续存在。
更新日期:2019-05-11
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