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that it would not be g sensibly greater than at present. if that
be the case the loss mischief to the state stands clear and uncompensated.
the misery suffering to individuals has been shewn also
to be clear and uncompensated. May I venture at length to come to this conclusion that The subsistent Law therefore inflicting
Death inflicting dea upon the mother who destroys
her child is [an] inexpedient [Law], and that
any other Law inflicting any punishment upon an act of this
sort, (since if Death is inefficacious we may conclude
in this instance that a less punishment would be still more so,)
would be inexpedient likewise.
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jeremy bentham |
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