Ectogestation ethics: The implications of artificially extending gestation for viability, newborn resuscitation and abortion
Recent animal research suggests that it may soon be possible to support the human fetus in an artificial uterine environment for part of a pregnancy. A technique of extending gestation in this way (“ectogestation”) could be offered to parents of extremely premature infants (EPIs) to improve outcomes...
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Format: | Electronic Article |
Language: | English |
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Wiley-Blackwell
[2020]
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Bioethics
Year: 2020, Volume: 34, Issue: 4, Pages: 371-384 |
IxTheo Classification: | NCH Medical ethics |
Further subjects: | B
ectogenesis
B neonatal resuscitation B premature B artificial womb B ectogestation B Infant B Medical Ethics B Abortion B termination of pregnancy |
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