Index

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Milne, E. (2021), "Index", Criminal Justice Responses to Maternal Filicide: Judging the failed mother, Emerald Publishing Limited, Leeds, pp. 183-185. https://doi.org/10.1108/978-1-83909-620-420211010

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Emerald Publishing Limited

Copyright © 2021 Emma Milne

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INDEX

Note: Page numbers followed by “n” indicate footnotes.

Abortion

, 65–7, 94–95, 121, 133–140, 149, 151, 152, 155–156

History of

, 115–118

Abortion Act 1967

, 8–9, 73, 94,134, 137

Act to Prevent the Destroying and Murthering of Bastard Children, An 1624

, 106, 108–109, 114

Actuarial calculations

, 89

Actuarialism

, 89

Agency

, 71–72, 91, 149–151

Bad mother

, 53

Bastardry

, 103–104

Births and Deaths Registration Act

, 87n6, 152n9

Born alive rule

, 3–5, 105–6, 119, 129–130, 139

Child destruction

, 5, 73, 117–118, 129–130, 139n23

Children and Young Persons Act 1933

, 4n11, 129n5

Concealed/denied pregnancy

, 28–34 (see also Crisis pregnancy)

Concealment of birth

, 5, 131–133

History of

, 108–109, 112

Constructive manslaughter

, 130n9

Criminal Justice Act 2003

, 90

Crisis pregnancy

, 34–38

in dock

, 40–48

as evidence of motive

, 44–48

failure to appreciate crisis pregnancy

, 49

leading to suspected homicide

, 38–40

Defence barristers

, 15n31

Feminist theorisation of motherhood

, 53–54

Filicide

, 7–8

Foetal homicide laws, (see foetal protection laws)

Foetal protection laws

, 140–141

Foetus

, 3, 127, 156–7

failure to put foetus first

, 81–84

foetal protection in United States

, 140–144

putting foetus/child at risk

, 84–90

Foetus-first mentality

, 74–81

Freebirthers

, 87n7

Gendered harm

, 96, 145

of pregnancy

, 151

women, crime, and agency

, 149–151

Good mother

, 53, 55

Governmentality

, 77, 97

Homicide

, 4

Homicide Act 1957

, 48n9

Homicide Index

, 9

Homicide offences

, 4, 128

Households Below Average Income (HBAI)

, 154n16

Illegitimacy

, 104–108, 117–118

‘Illegitimate’ mother

, 101, 146–147 (see also Suspected mothers in courtroom)

criminal end to pregnancy

, 115–118

lewd women to ‘disturbed’ of mind

, 108–115

lewd women to bad mothers

, 124–125

murder of bastard children

, 102–108

unending danger of women’s sexuality

, 118–124

Individual risk model of pregnancy

, 78–79

Individualised reproductive dysfunction

, 48

Infant Life (Preservation) Act 1929 (ILPA)

, 5n14, 117, 130n6, 152

Infanticide

, 4, 7

Infanticide Act 1922

, 111, 113–114

Infanticide Act 1938

, 4

‘Irresponsible’ mother

, 73

failure to put foetus first

, 81–84

foetus-first mentality

, 74–81

legitimate risk

, 91–99

putting foetus/child at risk

, 84–90

Judges

, 15n31

Legitimate risk

, 91–99

Legitimation (process of)

, 148n4

Liberal governance of pregnancy

, 77–78

Live birth

, 4–5

Loss of self-control

, 98n14

Long-acting reversible contraceptives (LARCs)

, 147

Lord Ellenborough’s Act, (see Malicious Shooting or Stabbing Act 1803)

Malicious Shooting or Stabbing Act 1803

, 108–9, 115

Masculine privilege

, 98

Maternal failure, individualising

, 69–72

Maternal management of risks

, 91

Medicalisation of pregnancy

, 74–76

Menu of offences

, 4–7, 101, 119, 125, 148, 156

Miscarriage

, 5

Mother, failure of

, 51

individualising maternal failure

, 69–72

myths of motherhood

, 52–56

suspected mothers in courtroom

, 56–69

Mother-blame

, 55

Murder of bastard children

, 102–108

Myths of motherhood

, 40, 52–56

Narratives

, 20

National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE)

, 128

Natural birth

, 76

Neonaticide

, 35–36

Neonaticide

, 7–8

Newborn children

, 1

approach to research

, 12–20

cases

, 20–26

function and operation of criminal law and justice

, 2

suspicious perinatal deaths

, 7–12

Non-psychotic denial of pregnancy

, 29–30

Offences Against the Person Act 1861 (OAPA)

, 5n12, 73n1, 110n10–11, 116, 133

Pre-eclampsia

, 76

Pregnancy

, 151

conceptualisation

, 73

context

, 37–38

criminal end to

, 115–118

norm of

, 41–44

reported awareness

, 32–33

Procuring a miscarriage

, 5, 12, 115–118, 130n6, 133–140

Prosecutors

, 15n31

Quickening

, 115n19

‘Real’ mother

, 57–67

Risk

, 78

discourses

, 79–80

legitimate risk

, 91–99

management

, 97

putting foetus/child at risk

, 84–90

taking

, 97

Rule of Law

, 96, 98, 150

Sexuality of women

, 2, 6n16, 93, 102, 103–107, 112–115, 116–118, 118–125, 147–8, 158

Solicitors

, 15n31

Suspected mothers in courtroom

, 56–69

‘real’ mother

, 57–67

sin of mother

, 67–69

Suspicious perinatal deaths

, 7, 27

concealed/denied pregnancy

, 28–34

crisis pregnancy

, 34–38

crisis pregnancy in dock

, 40–48

crisis pregnancy leading to suspected homicide

, 38–40

failure to appreciate

, 49

incidence of

, 9–12

Teenage pregnancy prevention framework

, 94

Transcripts

, 16, 19

Unlawful and dangerous act manslaughter, (see constructive manslaughter)

Vulnerabilities of women

, 2–3

Women on Web

, 137

Working Together to Safeguard Children

, 86