title: [Placenta-imbedded homoeotransplant and the protection of the foetus in the Austrian penal code (author's transl)].
abstract: Operations, in which a physician removes vital organs of a foetus in order to sustain other organs of the foetus (e. g. the kidneys) in the uterus for an indefinite period and let them work for the gravida, are in accordance with Austrian law if such surgical interventions are carried out within the first three months of pregnancy with the consent of the expectant mother and after previous consultation with a physician; also, if a termination of pregnancy is justified by one of the indications stipulated in Article 97 Paragraph 1 Item 2 of the Austrian Penal Code.
mesh_terms: D000032:Abortion, Therapeutic; D001317:Austria; D004992:Ethics, Medical; D005260:Female; D005333:Fetus / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D007258:Informed Consent; D007883:Legislation, Medical; D010920:Placenta; D011247:Pregnancy; D011261:Pregnancy Trimester, First; D014184:Transplantation, Homologous / Q000379:methods*
vernacular_title: Das kapselgeschützte Homoiotransplantat und der Schutz des werdenden Lebens im österreichischen StGB