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7 Med. Sci. & L. 1 (1967)

handle is hein.journals/mdsclw7 and id is 1 raw text is: MEDICINE SCIENCE and the LAW Vol. 7 January 1967 No. i EDITORIAL CONSIDERABLE new legislation of medico-legal interest is now being contemplated and implemented by Her Majesty's Government. This includes such matters as driving and alcoholic intake; abortion and homosexuality, whilst in addition there is the Criminal Justices Bill, which may well give rise to a new conception of the presentation of scientific and medical evidence by Certificate. The British Academy of Forensic Sciences agreed to set up a Joint Committee with the Law Society to consider what aspects of criminal law are in need of reform in the light of present-day scientific and medical knowledge and to inquire and report thereon. The Committee first considered the law in relation to thera. peutic abortion and devoted a great deal of time and care in its deliberations and report which is published below. Reports of several other bodies have also been published, including the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists and the British Medical Association. It is, therefore, some indication of the justification of the work of the Joint Committee that several favourable comments have been expressed on its Report, including that of Lord Brock (The Times, February 3, 1967) which is quoted in part: Happily, the proposals in the memorandum of the joint committee of the Law Society and of the British Academy of Forensic Science just published introduce a more rational note than do many other proposals. Thus, the Academy, by reason of its representation of Medicine, Science and the Law, is with The Law Society offering a contribution towards the formulation of future policy. It is hoped that these joint deliberations will continue in the future to contribute in other fields in which the disciplines have common interests. The Eighth Annual Scientific Meeting to be held on July 21 and 22 will devote its programme to the problems of the Hazards of Modem Life. 1 M.S.L.-1

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