Fetal reduction, moral permissibility and the all or nothing problem
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DOI: 10.1136/jme-2022-108446
Abstract: There is an ongoing debate about whether multifetal pregnancy reduction from twins to singletons (2-to-1 MFPR) is morally permissible. By applying the all or nothing problem to the cases of reducing twin pregnancies to singletons,… read more here.
Keywords: nothing problem; reduction; conclusion; fetal reduction ... See more keywords
Twin pregnancy, fetal reduction and the 'all or nothing problem’
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DOI: 10.1136/medethics-2020-106938
Abstract: Fetal reduction is the practice of reducing the number of fetuses in a multiple pregnancy, such as quadruplets, to a twin or singleton pregnancy. Use of assisted reproductive technologies increases the likelihood of multiple pregnancies,… read more here.
Keywords: pregnancy; nothing problem; twin pregnancy; fetal reduction ... See more keywords
Ethics of fetal reduction: a reply to my critics
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DOI: 10.1136/medethics-2021-107725
Abstract: In the article, Twin pregnancy, fetal reduction and the ‘all or nothing problem’, I argued that there is a moral problem in multifetal pregnancy reduction from a twin to a singleton pregnancy (2-to-1 MFPR). Drawing… read more here.
Keywords: reduction; ethics fetal; nothing problem; reply ... See more keywords