Word: edelin
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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Originally Edelin was charged only with "ruthless and reckless conduct" towards the five-month old fetus when it was alive outside its mother's body...
...chief prosecution witness then testified that the fetus died within the womb because Edelin kept his hand in the uterus through an abdominal incision. The presiding judge at the trial said a manslaughter victim had to be "alive outside the body of the mother." Nonetheless, Edelin was convicted...
William P. Homans Jr. '41, Edelin's lawyer, said after the trial that his client was convicted because the jury was convicted that a fetus should be considered alive after it has been separated from the mother's placenta inside the womb...
Homans said yesterday that during and after the trial, Edelin had the support of his professional colleagues, adding, "I know that he is tremendously competent. The appointment is well-deserved...
...Edelin said he was satisfied with the promotion, and added that his controversial and highly-publicized trial did not significantly alter his medical career...