non-justification

Updated: January 24, 2026

So, we see, the principal points of the opinion enunciated by the learned judge, and the principles therein laid down, can, with equal force, be applied to the non-justification of craniotomy, by which the life of a defenceless child is sacrificed to save the mother.

Charles Coppens - Moral Principles and Medical Practice: The Basis of Medical Jurisprudence