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...cases, fetal-monitor readings--which are supposed to detect early signs of brain damage to the fetus--are sending false alarms. Consequently, say researchers, women are often rushed into unnecessary caesareans...
...fetus itself should not be considered human. Just because an embryo has the potential for life if it is allowed to grow inside the mother's womb doesn't mean that it has life or even a self. The fetus, in fact, does not and should not even have any legal rights apart from the mother until it has reached a state of viability, defined by the Supreme Court in Roe v Wade as the ability of the fetus to survive on its own or with the aid of machinery if extracted from the womb. It is true, though, that...
What if the fetus is retarded or plagued with the Epstein-Barr Syndrome--should the child be forced to live an unpleasant life? As in the other instances, the parents should be able to make the decision as to whether the quality of life will be so bad as to justify the fetus' not having a life...
...mother in question because she is the one most affected by the situation. Because she is to deliver and have ultimately responsibility for the child, she has greater decision-making status than both the father and the state. Society has no claim on the individual, must less on a fetus yet to become an individual, that trumps the individual's right to privacy in decision making. It is precisely because the mother knows what is the best situation for her and for the unborn fetus in her womb that she is legally protected by both the Ninth and the 14th...
Flour and other grain products are now required to be fortified with folic acid, a nutrient that reduces the risk of neural-tube birth defects like spina bifida. About 2,500 infants are born each year with such defects, which occur in the fetus before most women know they are pregnant...