An ethical approach to giving couples information about their fetus

Human Reproduction

Volumn 18, Issue 11, 2003, Pages 2253-2256

  Boyle, Robert J ^a   De Crespigny, Lachlan ^b   Savulescu, Julian ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b MURDOCH CHILDREN'S RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Antenatal ultrasound; Autonomy; Ethics; Prenatal diagnosis

Indexed keywords

CHILD PARENT RELATION; CHROMOSOME ABERRATION; CLINICAL PRACTICE; COUNSELING; DOWN SYNDROME; ECHOGRAPHY; ECONOMIC ASPECT; EDWARDS SYNDROME; FAMILY; FETUS; FETUS MONITORING; GENETIC DISORDER; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; MEDICAL ETHICS; PATIENT INFORMATION; PRENATAL CARE; PRENATAL DIAGNOSIS; PRENATAL SCREENING; REVIEW;

EID: 0242690942     PISSN: 02681161     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/humrep/deg468     Document Type: Review

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