Selective feticide in twin pregnancy: a case report.
Selective feticide was performed at 15 weeks' gestation in a twin pregnancy where one fetus was found to have beta-thalassaemia major after diagnosis by chorionic villus sampling at 10 weeks' gestation. The technical, medical, legal and psychological problems are discussed in relation to this case.
Svigos
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Queen Victoria Hospital, Rose Park, SA.
Rudzki
Z
Z
Morris
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D000328:Adult; D015193:Chorionic Villi Sampling; D005260:Female; D005313:Fetal Death; D005315:Fetal Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis; D006801:Humans; D011247:Pregnancy; D011262:Pregnancy Trimester, Second; D011272:Pregnancy, Multiple; D011296:Prenatal Diagnosis; D013789:Thalassemia / Q000175:diagnosis; D014427:Twins