Article — 1917 Code of Canon Law

Article II: Of Bodily Inspection

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Can. 1979.

§ 1. For inspecting the man, two medical experts must be deputed from office.

§ 2. But for inspecting the woman, two midwives who have legitimate testimony of expertise are to be designated from office; unless the woman has preferred to be inspected by two physicians likewise designated from office, or the Ordinary has held this necessary.

§ 3. The bodily inspection of the woman must be made with the rules of Christian modesty fully observed and with an honorable matron, to be designated from office, always standing by.

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Can. 1980.

§ 1. The midwives or experts must carry out the inspection of the woman separately, each one by himself or herself.

§ 2. The individual physicians or midwives are to prepare individual reports, to be handed in within the term predefined by the judge.

§ 3. The judge can subject the reports prepared by the midwives to the examination of some medical expert, if he has considered this opportune.

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Can. 1982.

Also in causes of defect of consent because of insanity, the vote of experts is to be required; they are to examine the infirm person, if the case requires, or his acts which introduce suspicion of insanity, according to the precepts of the art; moreover experts who previously visited the infirm person must be heard as witnesses.

1983 Code correlation: can. 1680

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