Obstetric ethics is sometimes represented by polarized views. One extreme asserts the
rights of the fetus as the overwhelming ethical consideration. Another extreme asserts the …

Research to improve the health of pregnant and fetal patients presents ethical challenges to
clinical investigators, institutional review boards, funding agencies, and data safety and …

Reasoning about the fetus is a complex, often vexing, challenge. Indeed, at the center of
some of the most provocative and difficult bioethical debates in the last decade are …

Due to moral, religious, and cultural sensibilities, the topic of abortion still gives rise to
controversy. The ongoing public debate has become visibly polarized with the usage of the …

Pregnancy and birth can be approached from many philosophical angles, including
philosophy of law, philosophy of biology, and mereology. Some authors have focused on …

In this article I explore partial ectogenesis through the lens of choice in childbirth, framing it
as a mode of delivery. In doing so, I refocus discussion about partial ectogenesis, ensuring …

The 2002 “unborn child ruling” resulted in State Children's Health Insurance Program
(SCHIP) expansion for states to cover prenatal care for low-income women without health …

This paper concerns the medical, religious, and social discourse around abortion. The
primary goal of this paper is to better understand how seven of the world's major religious …

Due to a number of recent achievements, the field of prenatal medicine is now on the verge
of a profound transformation into prenatal genomic medicine. This transformation is …

The field of epigenetics is leading to new conceptualizations of the role of environmental
factors in health and genetic disease. Although more evidence is required, epigenetic …