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As a pediatrician and neonatologist, I am confronted on a daily basis with issues concerning fetal viability, fetal therapy, and genetic screening. I am often asked by families to assist them in decision making prior to, during, and after a pregnancy. Most of my commentary will focus on the issue of the fetus as a patient and fetal therapy. At the end, I will add some brief comments on genetic screening and the problem of the time limits on abortion.
Based on an article: Fleischman A, Macklin R: Fetal Therapy: Ethical Considerations, Potential Conflicts, in, Ethical Issues at the Outset of Life, eds: William Weil and Martin Benjamin, Blackwell Scientific Publications, Boston, 1987.
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Based on an article: Fleischman A, Macklin R: Fetal Therapy: Ethical Considerations, Potential Conflicts, in, Ethical Issues at the Outset of Life, eds: William Weil and Martin Benjamin, Blackwell Scientific Publications, Boston, 1987.
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Macklin R: Moral Concerns and Appeals to Rights and Duties. Hastings Center Report 6:31–38, 1976.
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Fleischman, A.R. (1988). The Fetus is a Patient. In: Cohen, S., Taub, N. (eds) Reproductive Laws for the 1990s. Contemporary Issues in Biomedicine, Ethics, and Society. Humana Press. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4612-3710-5_10
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