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Understanding feticide: an analytic review
Ruth H Graham1, Stephen C Robson, Judith M Rankin
1Newcastle University, Newcastle upon Tyne, UK. r.h.graham@ncl.ac.uk
Feticide, a procedure in late termination of pregnancy (TOP), has multiple meanings in academic discourse. Understanding this context is crucial for future healthcare research on professional discretion in feticide.
Area of Science:
- Medical Ethics
- Legal Medicine
- Sociology of Health
Background:
- Feticide, a procedure in late termination of pregnancy (TOP), has been used in the UK since the early 1990s.
- TOP and feticide are sensitive and contentious issues, attracting academic and policy attention.
- Recent medical professional uncertainty exists regarding the legal status of live birth post-TOP and professional discretion in feticide.
Purpose of the Study:
- To analyze the academic discourse surrounding feticide.
- To explore the multiple, sometimes politically charged, meanings of feticide.
- To examine assumptions about professional discretion in feticide and its legal uncertainties.
Main Methods:
- Literature review of academic discourse on feticide.
- Conceptual analysis of how feticide has been understood.
- Examination of commentary on legal uncertainties and professional discretion.
Main Results:
- The concept of feticide carries multiple meanings within academic discourse.
- Some conceptualizations of feticide are politically charged.
- Commentary on legal uncertainties often makes assumptions about the problematic nature of professional discretion.
Conclusions:
- A deeper understanding of the context surrounding feticide is necessary.
- Future research must adequately address issues of professional discretion in feticide.
- Clarifying the discourse around feticide can inform healthcare practice and policy.
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