Response to “Abortion and Assent” by Rosamond Rhodes (CQ Vol 8, No 4)
Abortions are legally permitted in most Western societies if there is a reasonable expectation that the child, if born, would be physically or mentally disabled. Even late-term abortions, which would not be allowed in the case of healthy fetuses, are accepted on the basis of foreseen disability.
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Format: | Electronic Article |
Language: | English |
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2001
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Cambridge quarterly of healthcare ethics
Year: 2001, Volume: 10, Issue: 1, Pages: 79-87 |
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Summary: | Abortions are legally permitted in most Western societies if there is a reasonable expectation that the child, if born, would be physically or mentally disabled. Even late-term abortions, which would not be allowed in the case of healthy fetuses, are accepted on the basis of foreseen disability. |
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ISSN: | 1469-2147 |
Contains: | Enthalten in: Cambridge quarterly of healthcare ethics
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Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1017/S0963180101001116 |