Peer reviewedERIC Number: EJ535760
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 1996
Pages: N/A
Abstractor: N/A
ISBN: N/A
ISSN: ISSN-0047-6765
EISSN: N/A
Ethical and Legal Issues Regarding Selective Abortion of Fetuses with Down Syndrome.
Glover, Noreen M.; Glover, Samuel J.
Mental Retardation, v34 n4 p207-14 Aug 1996
Selective abortion of fetuses with Down syndrome is discussed in terms of abortion perspectives, genetic testing, legislation, and ethical principles. The ethical principles of autonomy, beneficence, nonmaleficence, fidelity, and justice are offered as guidelines for the examination of legal standards imposed by legislation. (Author/PB)
Descriptors: Abortions, Decision Making, Downs Syndrome, Ethics, Family Planning, Genetics, Legal Problems, Legislation, Pregnancy
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Information Analyses
Education Level: N/A
Audience: N/A
Language: English
Sponsor: N/A
Authoring Institution: N/A
Grant or Contract Numbers: N/A
