ArticleThe Linacre quarterly2018
Treatment of an Ectopic Pregnancy: An Ethical Reanalysis.
Article in The Linacre quarterly, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.
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- Defining 'Abortion': a call for clarity.Theoretical medicine and bioethics · 2025Article
- Targeting the Fetal Body and/or Mother-Child Connection: Vital Conflicts and Abortion.The Linacre quarterly · 2020Article
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Abstract
There is considerable lack of clarity on the medical facts surrounding management of ectopic pregnancy. In particular, it is not widely appreciated that by the time an ectopic pregnancy is diagnosed, in most cases, there is no viable fetus (i.e., the fetus has already died). Moreover, there is very little ethical guidance from the medical profession regarding the emotionally difficult decision to terminate a wanted pregnancy when the life of the mother is at risk. The best articulated positions on this topic come from religious groups, based on the principle of double effect. Yet the application of this reasoning to termination of an ectopic pregnancy is inconsistent with the medical facts in many cases. To resolve these inconsistencies, while still providing a robust ethical context for resolving such difficult situations, we propose clear guidelines for determining when a viable fetus is present in ectopic pregnancy and clarify the moral object in ectopic pregnancy management.
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