title: Differences between selective termination of pregnancy and fetal reduction in multiple pregnancy: a narrative review.
abstract: Although selective termination of pregnancy and fetal reduction in multiple pregnancy both involve the termination in utero of the development of live fetuses, these two procedures are different in several aspects. Nevertheless, several authors tend to amalgamate and confuse their psychosocial consequences and the ethical issues they raise. Therefore, this narrative review, derived from a comparative analysis of 91 articles, shines a light on these amalgamations and confusions, as well as on the medical, contextual, experiential and ethical differences specific to selective termination and fetal reduction.
authors.affiliation: Division of Genetics, Department of Pediatrics, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Université de Sherbrooke, 3001 12e Avenue Nord, Sherbrooke, Québec, Canada.
authors.forename: Claire-Marie
authors.initials: CM
authors.lastname: Legendre
authors.forename: Grégoire
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Moutel
authors.forename: Régen
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Drouin
authors.forename: Romain
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Favre
authors.forename: Chantal
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Bouffard
mesh_terms: D000028:Abortion, Induced; D004989:Ethics; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D011247:Pregnancy; D018607:Pregnancy Reduction, Multifetal; D011272:Pregnancy, Multiple