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Debate reopens over shaken baby syndrome science
Original: Shaken Baby Syndrome: Junk science or not? When lawyers set scientific standards
The American Council on Science and Health is questioning whether shaken baby syndrome rests on solid scientific evidence, asking whether it is reliable medicine or junk science. The piece argues that courts and lawyers, rather than scientists, have effectively been setting the standards for what counts as proof in these cases, with major consequences for criminal convictions and child protection decisions.
Why now: Ongoing legal challenges to shaken baby convictions have renewed public debate over the reliability of the diagnosis.
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- Shaken Baby Syndrome: Junk science or not? When lawyers set scientific standards · American Council on Science and Health
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