Many historians believe the reason to be primarily economic, with more children born into families than the family is prepared to support. However, this does not explain why infanticide would occur equally among rich and poor, nor why it would be as frequent during decadent periods of the Roman Empire as during earlier, less affluent, periods. A letter from a Roman citizen to his wife, dating from 1 BC, describes the casual nature with which infanticide was often viewed: "Know that I am still in Alexandria. [...] I ask an ...

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Infanticide, Infanticide - Infanticide in history, Infanticide - Explanations for the practice, Infanticide - Infant euthanasia, Infanticide - Infanticide in other species

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Joseph Fletcher, founder of situational ethics and a euthanasia proponent, proposed that infanticide be permitted in cases of severe birth defects. He and philosopher Peter Singer have suggested that it is a logical extension of abortion. In the Netherlands, euthanasia remains technically illegal for patients under the age of 12. However, Dr. Eduard Verhagen has documented several cases of infant euthanasia. Together with colleagues and prosecutors, he has developed a protocol to be followed in those cases. Prosecutors will refrain from pressing charg ...

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Matricide is the act of killing one's mother. As for any type of unlawful killing, motives can vary a great deal. Matricide - Notable instances. In AD 59, the Roman Emperor Nero is said to have ordered the murder of his mother Agrippina the younger, supposedly because she was conspiring against him. The Parker-Hulme murder case of 1954. This case was chronicled in the film Heavenly Creatures. Serial killer Edmund Kemper beat his mother to death in ...

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The word infant derives from the Latin word in-fans, meaning "unable to speak". It is commonly used as a slightly more formal word for baby (the youngest category of child). The term infant is also used as formal/legal term for minor; that is, a child in general. A newborn infant is known as a neonate (neonatal, neonatus) after the final stage of gestation throughout the first three months. A human infant which is less than 28 days old is a newborn. The term can technically also apply to prema ...

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A bachelor is an unmarried but marriageable man; some restrict the usage to men who have never been married. The female equivalent term is spinster. In literature during the Victorian era, the term was sometimes used as a euphemism for a homosexual man (particularly in the phrase "confirmed bachelor"). Bachelor - Etymology and historical meanings. The word is from from Old French bacheler "knight bachelor," a young squire in training, ultimately from Latin baccalarius, a vassal fa ...

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Surat At-Takwir (Arabic: سورة التكوير ) (The Overthrowing) is the 81st sura of the Qur'an with 29 ayat. The prohibition of female infanticide was revealed in ayat 8,9 of this Sura: "And when the female (infant) buried alive (as the pagan Arabs used to do) shall be questioned:(8) For what sin she was killed? (9)" ...

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A girl is a young female human, as opposed to a boy, a young male human. The age at which a female person transitions from girl to woman varies in different societies, typically the transition from adolescence to maturity is taken to occur in the late teens. The English word from 1290 designated a child of either sex. During the 14th century its sense was narrowed to specifically female children. Subsequently, it was extended to refer also to mature but unmarried young women since the 1530s. Usage in the sense of (romant ...

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For early system failures, see failure rate. Infant mortality is the death of infants in the first year of life. The leading causes of infant mortality are dehydration and disease. Major causes of infant mortality in more developed countries include congenital malformation, infection and SIDS. Infanticide, abuse, abandonment, and neglect may also contribute to infant mortality. Related statistical categories: Perinatal mortality only includes deaths between the foetal viability (2 ...

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A daughter is a female offspring; a girl, woman, or female animal in relation to her parents. The male equivalent is a son. Analogously the name is used on several areas to show relations between groups or elements. Daughter - Female offspring. In patriarchal societies, daughters often enjoy different or lesser familial rights than sons. A family may prefer to have sons rather than daughters, with the daughters subjected to female infanticide. In some societies it is the custom for a daughter to be 'sold' t ...

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In the criminal law, murder is the crime where one human being causes the death of another human being, without lawful excuse, and with intent to kill or with an intent to cause grievous bodily harm (traditionally termed "malice aforethought") (see attempted murder where the mens rea (the Latin for "guilty mind") requirement is limited). In some common law jurisdictions, an accused is not guilty of murder if the victim lives for longer than a year and a day after the attack. This reflects the likelihood that, if the victim has ...

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The Massacre of the Innocents is the name given to infanticide in Bethlehem mentioned in the Gospel of Matthew, but not mentioned in the other gospels nor in the early apocrypha. According to a Christian tradition, the described events fulfilled the prophecy of Jeremiah. Massacre of the Innocents - The Massacre. According to the Gospel of Matthew 2:16–18: "When Herod realized that he had been outwitted by the Magi, he was furious, and he gave orders to kill all the boys in Bethlehem ...

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An abortion is the termination of a pregnancy associated with the death of an embryo or a fetus. This can occur spontaneously, in the form of a miscarriage, or be intentionally induced through chemical, surgical, or other means. The pregnancy of any female mammal can be aborted; however, this article focuses exclusively on the phenomenon in women. Abortions have been induced by various methods for centuries. In the 20th century, the ethics and morality of abortions became the subject of intense political debate in many areas of ...

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Homicide is the killing of another human being by one or more others. In contrast, suicide is the self killing of a human being. The word is often misspelled as homocide. Legally homicide is classified as either justifiable homicide which is not a crime, or the following crimes: murder manslaughter voluntary manslaughter involuntary manslaughter homicide culpable homicide (in Scots law) negligent homicide (in some jurisdiction ...

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The English suffix -cide denotes an act related to killing. From Latin caedere "to cut, kill, hack (at), strike" -cide - A. Acaricide: killer of mites and ticks Algicide: killer of algae Aphicide, aphidicide: killer of aphids Avicide: killing of birds -cide - B. Bactericide: killer of bacteria Biocide: killing living material Bovicide: slaughter of cattle -ci ...

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Child sacrifice is the ritualistic killing of children in order to please, propitiate or force supernatural beings in order to achieve a desired result. The practice has been believed to be central to some religions, made to a wide variety of gods, goddesses and spirits. These religions often depict the practice in myths as absolutely necessary to save the world from "chaos". In many cases, archaeologists have found evidence that suggests that the prevalence of child sacrifice in a culture (Carthaginian for instance) was probably far less than commonly belie ...

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1650 - Ongoing events. Fronde civil war in France (1648-1653) 1650 - Births. February 2 - Nell Gwynne, English actress and royal mistress (d. 1687) February 5 - Anne-Jules, 2nd duc de Noailles, French general (d. 1708) April 20 - William Bedloe, English informer (d. 1680) May 26 - John Churchill, 1st Duke of Marlborough, British general (d. 1722) August 16 - Vincenzo Coronelli, Italian cartographer and encylopedist (d. 1718 ...

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Sex-selective abortion and infanticide - China. Sex-selective infanticide appears to have been practiced at various times in Chinese history such as the Qing dynasty due to population pressures. Sex-selective infanticide appears to occur infrequently in China today. However, there is a strong imbalance in sex ratios in China as well as South Korea, India, and Taiwan, probably the result of sex-selective abortion. In addition, there does appear to be considerable sex-sel ...

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Sex-selective abortion and infanticide, Sex-selective abortion and infanticide - Prevalence, Sex-selective abortion and infanticide - China, Sex-selective abortion and infanticide - India, Sex-selective abortion and infanticide - Other causes of sex ratio imbalances, Sex-selective abortion and infanticide - Consequences

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His most comprehensive work, Practical Ethics (1979, second edition 1993), analyses in detail why and how beings' interests should be weighed. His principle of equality encompasses all beings with interests, and it requires equal consideration of those interests, whatever the species. The principle of equal consideration of interests does not dictate equal treatment of all those with interests, since different interests warrant different treatment. All have an interest in avoiding pain, for instance, but relatively few have an interes ...

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Peter Singer, Peter Singer - Animal liberation, Peter Singer - Applied ethics, Peter Singer - Abortion euthanasia and infanticide, Peter Singer - World poverty, Peter Singer - Other views, Peter Singer - Criticism, Peter Singer - Meta-ethics and foundational issues, Peter Singer - Publications

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Animal Liberation (originally published in 1975, second edition 1990, third edition 2002) was a major formative influence on the modern animal rights movement. Although Singer rejects rights as a moral ideal independent from his utilitarianism based on interests, he accepts rights as derived from utilitarian principles, particularly the principle of minimizing suffering. (Compare his fellow utilitarian John Stuart Mill, whose defense of the rights of the individual in On Liberty is introduced with the qualification, "It is proper to s ...

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