LEGAL MEDICINE & MEDICAL JURISPRUDENCE

Prof. J.D.C. Gumpal

PREGNANCY & ABORTION

By the end of the module, the student should be able to:

1. Explain the evidentiary value of presumptive and

conclusive signs of pregnancy

2. Identify the different stages of the development of the

foetus and correlate the size of foetuses and the
estimated foetal age

3. Relate the evidentiary value of medical proofs of

previous pregnancy and foetal death to applicable laws

4. Explain the significance of data in the birth certificate

5. Explain the different methods of abortion

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PREGNANCY
1. Laws

1.1. Article II, Section 12, Philippine Constitution

1.2. RA 10254, “The Responsible Parenthood and

Reproductive Health Act of 2012”

1.3. RPC, Art. 83. Suspension of the execution of the

death sentence.

1.4. RPC, Art. 351. Premature marriages

1.5. CC, Art. 40. Civil rights of a child

1.6. CC, Art. 41. When child deemed born

1.7. CC, Art. 86. Causes for annulment/concealment

1.8. CC, Art. 742. Unborn child capable of receiving

donations

1.9. CC, Art. 1025. Capacity to succeed

2. Signs of pregnancy

2.1. Presumptive signs

2.2. Probable signs

 2.3. Conclusive signs

3. Fetal development

4. Development of the fetus (video)

5. Estimated date of delivery

6. Proofs of previous pregnancy

7. Proofs of fetal death

8. Certificate of Birth - please bring a birth certificate

ABORTION

1. Laws

1.1. RPC, Art. 256. Intentional abortion

1.2. RPC, Art. 257. Unintentional abortion

1.3. RPC, Art. 258. Abortion practiced by the woman

herself of by her parents

1.4. RPC, Art. 259. Abortion practiced by a physician or

midwife and dispensing of abortive

2. Methods employed (focus on methods in the article)

2.1. Chemical

2.2. Mechanical

3. Abortion stats

3.1. Abortion in the Philippines

3.2. Guttmacher study

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