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Prenatal Management Of Anencephaly, Rebecca J. Cook, Joanna Erdman, Martin Hevia, Bernard M. Dickens
Prenatal Management Of Anencephaly, Rebecca J. Cook, Joanna Erdman, Martin Hevia, Bernard M. Dickens
Articles, Book Chapters, & Popular Press
About a third of anencephalic fetuses are born alive, but they are not conscious or viable, and soon die. This neural tube defect can be limited by dietary consumption of foliates, and detected prenatally by ultrasound and other means. Many laws permit abortion, on this indication or on the effects of pregnancy and prospects of delivery on a woman's physical or mental health. However, abortion is limited under some legal systems, particularly in South America. To avoid criminal liability, physicians will not terminate pregnancies, by induced birth or abortion, without prior judicial approval. Argentinian courts have developed means to resolve …
Reproductive Injustice: An Analysis Of Nicaragua's Complete Abortion Ban, Jocelyn E. Getgen
Reproductive Injustice: An Analysis Of Nicaragua's Complete Abortion Ban, Jocelyn E. Getgen
Cornell Law Faculty Publications
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