Shirley v. Bacon

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• holding that there is no absolute rule on when “quickening” occurs
• while quickening usually occurs in fourth month, whether fetus was quick is an issue of fact to be determined on a case by case basis
• “In Georgia an action for the wrongful death of an unborn child may be maintained if the child was ‘quick’ at its death (not at the time of injury
• \the fact that the `homicide' in question occurred at the time of the therapeutic abortion does not preclude appellant from maintaining this action if the trior of fact concludes that said abortion was necessitated because of injuries sustained as a result of the negligence of appellees\
• “the fact that the ‘homicide’ in question occurred at the time of the therapeutic abortion does not preclude appellant from maintaining this action if the trior [sic] of fact concludes that said abortion was necessitated because of injuries sustained as a result of the negligence of appellees”
• \the fact that the 'homicide' in question occurred at the time of the therapeutic abortion does not preclude appellant from maintaining this action if the trior of fact concludes that said abortion was necessitated because of injuries sustained as a result of the negligence of appellees\

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