Is current practice around late termination of pregnancy eugenic and discriminatory? Maternal interests and abortion.

Journal article

The attitudes of Australian practitioners working in clinical genetics and obstetrical ultrasound were surveyed on whether termination of pregnancy (TOP) should be available for conditions ranging from mild to severe fetal abnormality and for non-medical reasons. These were compared for terminations at 13 weeks and 24 weeks. It was found that some practitioners would not facilitate TOP at 24 weeks even for lethal or major abnormalities, fewer practitioners support TOP at 24 weeks compared wit...

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Authors: Savulescu, J

• Publication status: Published
• Journal: Journal of medical ethics
• Volume: 27
• Issue: 3
• Pages: 165-171
• Publication date: 2001-06-01
• DOI: 10.1136/jme.27.3.165
• EISSN: 1473-4257
• ISSN: 0306-6800
• Language: English
• Keywords: Risk Assessment; Humans; Pregnancy; Maternal Welfare; Female; Pregnancy Trimester, Third; Abortion, Eugenic; Ultrasonography, Prenatal; Abortion, Legal; Ethics, Medical; Australia; Attitude of Health Personnel; Congenital Abnormalities; Fetal Viability; Obstetrics; Pregnancy Trimester, Second