Dubai woman convicted of killing unborn child.Summary: In an unprecedented ruling Sunday, a court in Dubai convicted a woman of killing her unborn child after causing a car accident in which the fetus died. The court found the 27-year-old Lebanese In an unprecedented ruling Sunday, a court in Dubai convicted a woman of killing her unborn child after causing a car accident in which the fetus died. The court found the 27-year-old Lebanese woman failed to exercise due diligence Research; analysis; your homework. This term has caught on in all industries, because it sounds so "wired." Who would want to do analysis or research when they can do due diligence. See wired. while speeding in her car and caused a collision with another vehicle in October when she was nine months pregnant. The baby was scheduled to be delivered by Cesarean section cesarean section (sĭzâr`ēən), delivery of an infant by surgical removal from the uterus through an abdominal incision. The operation is of ancient origin: indeed, the name derives from the legend that Julius Caesar was born in this just four days later, but died when the umbilical cord umbilical cord (ŭmbĭl`ĭkəl), cordlike structure about 22 in. (56 cm) long in the pregnant human female, extending from the abdominal wall of the fetus to the placenta. was severed in the crash. Dubai police said the woman was driving recklessly and failed to keep a safe distance from the car ahead of her. She said she was not at fault. "This is a unique verdict and the first time ever in a Dubai court that a mother has been found guilty of causing the death of her unborn baby in this way," the judge, Ahmad Hassan, told Dubai's 7Days newspaper. Salah Bu Farousha, head of the Dubai Traffic Public Prosecution, said he hoped the verdict would offer protection to unborn babies and advised women against driving while in the third trimester Noun 1. third trimester - time period extending from the 28th week of gestation until delivery trimester - a period of three months; especially one of the three three-month periods into which human pregnancy is divided of pregnancy. "We are trying to protect the fetuses' rights to live... that right is protected by law. Pregnant women who are about to deliver should protect theirs and their fetuses' lives and avoid driving as much as possible except in emergencies," Bu Farousha told Gulf News. "The Federal Penal Code punishes any suspect who accidentally causes the death of an individual." The United Arab Emirates United Arab Emirates, federation of sheikhdoms (2005 est. pop. 2,563,000), c.30,000 sq mi (77,700 sq km), SE Arabia, on the Persian Gulf and the Gulf of Oman. ranked as the third "most dangerous" place to drive according to a 2006 United Nations report. The judge fined the woman AED AED - Automated Engineering Design 2000 ($545) and ordered her to pay AED 20,000 ($5,445) in blood money to the fetus' successors, but suspended the sentence. Sharia, Islamic law, in the UAE (Uninterruptible Application Error) The name given to a crash in Windows 3.0. In subsequent versions of Windows, a crash was called a "General Protection Fault," "Application Error" or "Illegal Operation." See crash in Windows and abend. requires AED 200,000 ($54,500) in blood money be paid to the victim's family, and 10 percent of this for fetuses. Provided by Syndigate.info an Albawaba.com company |
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