Selective abortion in Brazil: The anencephaly case

被引：11

作者：

Diniz, Debora

机构：

[1] 70673-970, Brasília-DF

[2] Department of Bioethics, University of Brasilia

来源：

DEVELOPING WORLD BIOETHICS | 2007年 / 7卷 / 02期

关键词：

abortion; selective abortion; anencephaly;

D O I：

10.1111/j.1471-8847.2007.00202.x

中图分类号：

B82 [伦理学（道德学）];

学科分类号：

摘要：

This paper discusses the Brazilian Supreme Court ruling on the case, of anencephaly. In Brazil, abortion is a crime against the life of a fetus, and selective abortion of non-viable fetuses is prohibited. Following a paradigmatic case discussed by the Brazilian Supreme Court in 2004, the use of abortion was authorized in the case of a fetus with anencephaly. The objective of this paper is to analyze the ethical arguments of the case, in particular the strategy of avoiding the moral status of the fetus, the cornerstone thesis of the Catholic Church.

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页码：64 / 67

页数：4