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Birth Name:

Frances Ames

Female

Birth Date:

Tue, Apr 20, 1920

Time of Birth:

Unknown (using Noon)

Place of Birth:

Pretoria, Gauteng, South Africa

Age:

104

Zodiac Sign:

Taurus

Astrology Data:

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Tau

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About Frances Ames

Frances Rix Ames (/ˈfrɑːnsɪz eɪmz/; 20 April 1920 – 11 November 2002) was a South African neurologist, psychiatrist, and human rights activist, best known for leading the medical ethics inquiry into the death of anti-apartheid activist Steve Biko, who died from medical neglect after being tortured in police custody. When the South African Medical and Dental Council (SAMDC) declined to discipline the chief district surgeon and his assistant who treated Biko, Ames and a group of five academics and physicians raised funds and fought an eight-year legal battle against the medical establishment. Ames risked her personal safety and academic career in her pursuit of justice, taking the dispute to the South African Supreme Court, where she eventually won the case in 1985.

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External Links:

• McLean, G.R.; Trefor Jenkins (2003). The Steve Biko Affair: A Case Study in Medical Ethics. Developing World Bioethics, 3 (1): 77–95. (subscription required)

• Taitz, Jerold (May 1986). Medical Mores, Judicial Review and the Last Days of Steve Biko. The Modern Law Review 49 (3): 374–381. (subscription required)

• Veriava, F. (2004) Ought the Notion of ‘Informed Consent’ to be Cast in Stone? Vrm v The Health Professions Council of South Africa. South African Journal on Human Rights, 20 (2): 309–320. (subscription required)

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Astrological aspects and planetary data / tags for Frances Ames: Sun 0 Taurus, Moon 20 Taurus, Mercury 2 Aries, Venus 10 Aries, Mars 1 Scorpio, Jupiter 8 Leo, Saturn 5 Virgo, Uranus 4 Pisces, Neptune 8 Leo, Pluto 5 Cancer, Sun Opposition Mars, Mercury Square Pluto, Mercury Quincunx Saturn, Mercury Quincunx Mars, Mercury Semi Sextile Uranus, Venus Trine Jupiter, Venus Trine Neptune, Venus Square Pluto, Mars Sextile Saturn, Mars Trine Uranus, Mars Trine Pluto, Jupiter Conjunct Neptune, Saturn Opposition Uranus, Saturn Sextile Pluto, Uranus Trine Pluto

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