Between 30 and 55 million induced abortions are performed worldwide each year, making
abortion one of the most prevalent means of fertility control in use today (97). Since women …

Late abortion remains a complex and difficult issue in the United States, where about 10
percent of all abortions are performed at 13 or more weeks' gestation. The reasons why …

* Correspondence: Mary B. Mahovald, PhD, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, The
University of Chicago Hospitals, 5841 South Maryland. Ave., Box 446, Chicago, IL 60637 …

S ALVIN TOFFLER recently pointed out in an interview in Omni magazine, the 20th century
thus far has been characterized by scientism and brute force technology." Early in this …

What are the major problems of moral choice faced by parents and physicians in the practice
of prenatal diagnosis and the conduct of research related to it? What resources in the form of …

The terms" moral" and" ethical" are used almost interchangeably in discussion by those who
work in the biomedical fields. The two terms are commonly used to refer to a wide range of …

Abortion as a right is still a debatable concern in the realm of medical ethics. Many consider
abortion as unethical but with the passage of time and advancement of technology, abortion …

The primary purpose of this dissertation is to examine and critically evaluate the various
justifications used to support selective abortion based on prenatal diagnosis. The …

This chapter begins from abortion but is not about abortion. It examines some aspects of the
role of the biological mother with respect to the disposition of fetuses after abortions. Should …

Singer and Wells' speculation about women's response to ectogenesis and to explore
women's moral construction of abortion. The data shows that the incorrect projection made …