United States law and managing the terminally ill fetus and newborn.
The article sets out the legal principles that govern practice in the US in relation to both the abnormal fetus and the terminally ill newborn. It also provides a view of the law relating to abortion more generally within the US.
Nelson
L J
LJ
Department of Philosophy & Markkula Center for Applied Ethics, Santa Clara University, Santa Clara, CA 95053-0310, USA. lnelson@scu.edu
D000028:Abortion, Induced / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D000013:Congenital Abnormalities; D035082:Federal Government; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D011247:Pregnancy; D013219:State Government; D019452:Terminally Ill / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D014481:United States; D028761:Withholding Treatment / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*