The objective of this guideline is to present the complete set of all WHO recommendations
and best practice statements relating to abortion. While legal, regulatory, policy and service …

This chapter reviews the evolving consensus in international human rights law, first
supporting the liberalization of criminal abortion laws to improve access to care and now …

In June 1999 a United Nations General Assembly Special Session reviewed and appraised
progress toward implementation of the Programme of Action of the International Conference …

Objective Early elective termination of pregnancy is the most common outcome of a
diagnosis of anencephaly in developed countries. Experience and expertise with …

In this paper, I explore how viability, meaning the ability of the fetus to survive post-delivery,
features in the law regulating abortion provision in England and Wales and the USA. I …

OBJECTIVE: this study investigated the feelings of women regarding end-of-life decision
making after ultrasound diagnosis of a lethal fetal malformation. The aim of this study was to …

Objective As advances in prenatal diagnosis increasingly enable detection of life-limiting
conditions, end-of-life care may start before birth. Termination of these pregnancies may …

Anencephaly (APH) is characterized by the absence of brain tissues and cranium. During
primary neurulation stage of the embryo, the rostral part of the neural pore fails to close …

The Constitutional Court of Colombia has issued a decision of international significance
clarifying legal duties of providers, hospitals, and healthcare systems when conscientious …

Congenital malformations are defined as single or multiple defects of the morphogenesis of
organs or body parts, identifiable during intrauterine life or at birth. With recent advances in …