University of the Philippines COLLEGE OF LAW

Malcolm Hall, Diliman, Quezon City

MEDICAL JURISPRUDENCE LAW 118

Dr. J.D.C. Gumpal, M.D.

MODULE 6: INFANTS, CHILDREN & THE LAW

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

1. Explain the medical bases of the policy on breastfeeding

2. Define “child abuse” and enumerate the different acts constituting child abuse

3. Identify specific injuries peculiar to child abuse cases

4. Explain the medical/psychological cause and effect of child abuse

5. Explain the salient features of the Anti-child pornography Law and Anti-child bullying law

6. Define “SIDS” and “SBS” and its medico-legal significance

7. Enumerate the rights of children

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1. Growth & development 1.1. Let-down reflex and breastfeeding 1

1.2. Laws

RA 7600-The Rooming-in & Breastfeeding Act of 1992 2

RA 10028-Expanded Breastfeeding Promotion Act of 2009 3

1.3. Readings

https://www.breastfeeding.asn.au/bf-info/early-days/let-down-reflex 1

http://www.pcw.gov.ph/sites/default/files/documents/laws/2

republic_act_7600.pdf

http://www.gov.ph/2010/03/16/republic-act-no-10028/3

WHO: 10 Facts on Breastfeeding 4

Strange but True: Men can lactate 5

2. Infant & childhood injuries & deaths

2.1. Laws

RPC Art 246-Parricide 6

RPC Art 255-Infanticide

People v. Morales, G.R. No. L-44096 April 20, 1983. 7

RA 7610 Anti-child abuse law 8

2.2. Sanchez v. People, G.R. No. 179090, June 5, 2009. 9

2.3. The case of Lilly Manning 10

2.4. Patterns of skeletal fractures in child abuse: systematic review 11

RA 9775 Anti-child pornography law & IRR 12 13

RA 10627 Anti-bullying law & IRR 14 15

<http://www.who.int/features/factfiles/breastfeeding/en/index.html> 4

http://www.scientificamerican.com/article/strange-but-true-males-can-5

lactate/

http://www.un.org/depts/los/LEGISLATIONANDTREATIES/PDFFILES/6

PHL_revised_penal_code.pdf

http://www.lawphil.net/judjuris/juri1983/apr1983/gr_l_44096_1983.html 7

http://www.ilo.org/dyn/travail/docs/1136/Republic%20Act%20No.8

%207610.pdf

http://sc.judiciary.gov.ph/jurisprudence/2009/june2009/179090.htm 9

https://vimeo.com/2923281610

http://www.bmj.com/content/337/bmj.a1518 11

http://www.gov.ph/2009/11/17/republic-act-no-9775-s-2009/ 12

http://www.iacacp.gov.ph/download/legal_documents/13

ra-9775_implementing-rules-and-regulations1.pdf

http://www.gov.ph/2013/09/12/republic-act-no-10627/ 14

http://www.gov.ph/downloads/2013/12dec/20131213-IRR-RA-10627-BSA.pdf 15

2.5. SIDS-Sudden Infant Death Syndrome 16

2.6. SBS-Shaken baby syndrome 17

3. Rights of children

3.1. Declaration of the rights of a child 18

3.2. Convention on the rights of the child 19

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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sudden_infant_death_syndrome 16

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shaken_baby_syndrome 17

https://www.un.org/cyberschoolbus/humanrights/resources/plainchild.asp 18

http://www.ohchr.org/en/professionalinterest/pages/crc.aspx 19