title: United States law and managing the terminally ill fetus and newborn.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Department of Philosophy & Markkula Center for Applied Ethics, Santa Clara University, Santa Clara, CA 95053-0310, USA. lnelson@scu.edu
authors.forename: L J
authors.initials: LJ
authors.lastname: Nelson
mesh_terms: 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*