MEDI7232 Lecture Notes - Lecture 14: Mifepristone, Central Queensland, Misoprostol
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Is necessary to preserve the woman from serious danger to her life or her physical or mental health (not being merely the normal dangers of pregnancy and child birth) which the continuance of her pregnancy would entail; and. She still had child but went to court for cost of medical damages -> she was entitled to claim for damages: modification of proportionality: objective test. Sood was charged with unlawful termination of child: r v sood [2006] nswsc 1141, patient was 22 weeks pregnant at time. Sought medicine for abortion from overseas; took medication for pregnancy termination: charge under s225. Judge had to rely on s286 to say parents have obligation to remove child from harmful health, hence pregnancy termination. Beth wants to terminate pregnancy (felt pressured by lisa to have child) Beth is scared to sought an abortion in case lisa finds out.
