Project Gutenberg 2008-10-11 Public domain in the USA. 192 Hunter, William 1718 1783 On the uncertainty of the signs of murder in the case of bastard children Produced by The Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive/American Libraries.) "On the Uncertainty of the Signs of Murder in the Case of Bastard Children" by William Hunter, M.D. F.R.S. is a scientific publication written in the early 19th century, specifically around the year 1818. This work delves into the complexities surrounding accusations of infanticide against mothers of illegitimate children. Hunter seeks to illuminate the psychological and social pressures faced by these women and argues for a more nuanced understanding of the circumstances leading to such tragic outcomes. In this text, Hunter presents a thorough examination of the situation surrounding mothers accused of murdering their newborns. He highlights the myriad of factors that contribute to these cases, emphasizing the despair and shame that many women experience upon facing unplanned pregnancies. Through various examples, he illustrates instances where women, overwhelmed by their circumstances, may inadvertently lead to the death of their child without malicious intent. Hunter contends that societal pressures and the fear of disgrace can lead to irrational behaviors, ultimately advocating for compassion and understanding in the pursuit of justice for these often-misunderstood women. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 57.3 (10th to 12th grade). Somewhat difficult to read. en Infanticide Illegitimacy HV Text Browsing: Crime/Mystery Browsing: History - General Browsing: Sociology Category: History - Modern (1750+) Category: Psychiatry/Psychology Category: Law & Criminology 55558 2025-06-11T07:19:28.805936 text/html 51797 2021-01-04T05:44:19 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 19554 2021-01-04T05:44:19 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 114324 2025-06-11T07:19:34.857937 application/epub+zip 112501 2025-06-11T07:19:32.336949 application/epub+zip 85662 2025-06-11T07:19:31.054999 application/epub+zip 308745 2025-06-11T07:19:36.644890 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 300037 2025-06-11T07:19:34.031951 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 257157 2022-09-12T11:43:47.406736 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 48336 2025-06-11T07:19:28.538929 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 48156 2021-01-04T05:44:19 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 18142 2021-01-04T05:44:19 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 18911 2025-06-11T07:19:36.778895 application/rdf+xml 23375 2025-06-11T07:19:31.600948 image/jpeg 4412 2025-06-11T07:19:31.322966 image/jpeg 111952 2025-06-11T07:19:28.811971 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia