Infanticide: forms, causes and jurisprudential solutions

IF 3.2 3区医学 Q2 PSYCHIATRY

Archives of Women's Mental Health Pub Date : 2026-06-13 DOI:10.1007/s00737-026-01729-8

Ian Brockington

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Abstract

Faced with the crime of infanticide, all nations seek justice for both mothers and their infants. The psychopathology of childbirth and infanticide are among the most complex in human experience. This review takes the example of English law, and traces its evolution during four epochs, as knowledge increased and public attitudes changed. The combination of the 1922 Infanticide Act, recognizing the special circumstances of parturition, and the 1957 Homicide Act, with its concept of diminished responsibility, offer a solution worthy of consideration by other nations.

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杀婴：形式、原因和法理解决

面对杀婴罪，所有国家都为母亲和婴儿寻求正义。分娩和杀婴的精神病理是人类经历中最复杂的。本综述以英国法律为例，追溯其在四个时期的演变，随着知识的增长和公众态度的改变。1922年的《杀婴法》承认了分娩的特殊情况，而1957年的《杀人法》则提出了责任减轻的概念，这两者的结合提供了一个值得其他国家考虑的解决方案。

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Archives of Women's Mental Health 医学-精神病学

CiteScore

8.00

自引率

4.40%

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审稿时长

6-12 weeks

期刊介绍： Archives of Women’s Mental Health is the official journal of the International Association for Women''s Mental Health, Marcé Society and the North American Society for Psychosocial Obstetrics and Gynecology (NASPOG). The exchange of knowledge between psychiatrists and obstetrician-gynecologists is one of the major aims of the journal. Its international scope includes psychodynamics, social and biological aspects of all psychiatric and psychosomatic disorders in women. The editors especially welcome interdisciplinary studies, focussing on the interface between psychiatry, psychosomatics, obstetrics and gynecology. Archives of Women’s Mental Health publishes rigorously reviewed research papers, short communications, case reports, review articles, invited editorials, historical perspectives, book reviews, letters to the editor, as well as conference abstracts. Only contributions written in English will be accepted. The journal assists clinicians, teachers and researchers to incorporate knowledge of all aspects of women’s mental health into current and future clinical care and research.