In Venerem Ignavus: Medicine, Impotence and Law in Modern age
Authors
Valentina Gazzaniga
Section of the History of Experimental Medicine and Pathology University of Rome "La Sapienza"
Paola Frati
Institute of Forensic Medicine II Faculty of Medicine and Surgery University of Rome "La Sapienza"
Keywords:
Male impotence, Divorce , Moden Age
Abstract
Surgical and forensic medical texts of modern age classifies male impotence according to two different patterns. If both psychological and functional causes can be admitted as responsible of male disfunctions, physical deficiencies only can be regarded as legal reason to obtain divorce.