Selective foeticide in Hong Kong-lawful or not?
There is legal uncertainty as to whether selective foeticide is authorised under section 47A of the Offences Against the Person Ordinance (1967). Medical and legal issues surrounding a case of selective foeticide in a triplet pregnancy are reported.
Leung
K Y
KY
Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, The University of Hong Kong, Queen Mary Hospital, 102 Pokfulam Road, Hong Kong.
Lau
W L
WL
Law
K M
KM
D000328:Adult; D004677:Encephalocele / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000196:embryology* / Q000601:surgery*; D004992:Ethics, Medical; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D005865:Gestational Age; D006723:Hong Kong; D006801:Humans; D007603:Jurisprudence; D011247:Pregnancy; D011256:Pregnancy Outcome; D018607:Pregnancy Reduction, Multifetal / Q000379:methods*; D011272:Pregnancy, Multiple; D014310:Triplets; D016216:Ultrasonography, Prenatal