Forced medical treatment in pregnancy: resolving the conflicting rights of mother and fetus.
Developments in medical technology continue to increase the potential for conflict between the rights of mother and fetus during pregnancy. Although a number of court cases have ordered medical treatment over the objections of pregnant patients, the law has yet to address definitively the difficult issues raised by this kind of forced intervention.
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Beth Israel Medical Center, New York City.
D000029:Abortion, Legal; D002585:Cesarean Section; D002835:Christianity; D003220:Conflict, Psychological; D005260:Female; D005333:Fetus; D006801:Humans; D010344:Patient Advocacy / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D010349:Patient Compliance; D011247:Pregnancy; D014481:United States; D014933:Women's Rights / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*