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Amniocentesis
- Can be performed after the 16th week of pregnancy.
- Test to provide information about the conceptus
its sex and the presence or absence of certain
abnormalities can be determined.
- Needle is inserted into the amniotic sac and some
amniotic fluid is withdrawn.
General Statement of the Abortion Issue
2 Basic Principles in conflict with abortion issue:
Fetus
Child
Conceptus
- The term means that which has been conceived.
- Neutrality = The developing human individual from
conception until birth, thus avoiding the many
emotional overtones given to other terms by both
sides of the abortion issue.
Viability
- Ability of the fetus to survive outside of the
mothers womb.
- Occurs somewhere between the 26th and 28th week
of gestation when the conceptus is considered
viable.
- Birth usually occurs between the 39th and 40th
weeks of pregnancy.
1. The
genetic
view of the
beginning
of human
life
Prolife
Prochoice
2. The
sanctity of
life
argument.
3. The
domino
argument
4. The
dangers of
abortion to
the
mothers
life.
a. Medical
Dangers:
a. No absolute right to
life.
-
b. Psychologic
al dangers:
Hysterectomy
Used after 12th week of
pregnancy.
A miniature caesarean
section can be performed.
Greater danger involved in
major surgery, and once
caesarean operation has
been performed, any babies
she may have in the future
may also be delivered by
caesarean section.
Saline Abortion
Usually performed later in
pregnancy( after 12th )
Some amniotic fluid is drawn
off and replaced by a
glucose, saline, or
prostaglandin solution.
In about 24 hrs, woman goes
into labor and delivers a
dead fetus.
Self-induced Abortion
Most dangerous because
they are not done under
proper medical supervision.
Complications: Infection and
hemorrhage.
Psychologically destructive to a
woman to authorize the killing of
her baby
with deformities.
2. Right of families to
procreate and
reproduce their
own kind without
hindrance ( in
conflict with 1st
aspect in cases
where families
exhibit a high risk
of passing on
genetic
deficiencies which
may cause burdens
on society as a
whole.)
3. Integrity of bodily
life, which involves
the protection of
human beings from
life threatening
situations such as
war, capital
punishment,
poverty, mercy
death and mercy
killing, suicide, and
abortion
4. Freedom to live life
the way we want to
an aspect that
affects both the
pregnant woman
and the conceptus.
(Value of life Principle
involves a great deal more
than just the right to life of
the unborn, and that is why
we cannot say that anyone
has an absolute right to life)
respect.
- If guilt feelings do exist, they can
overcome it by either themselves or
by counseling.
- Guilt feelings will be temporary, &
that they are nothing compared to the
psychological damage of going
through 9 months of pregnancy &
then bearing an unwanted and/or
deformed child.
5. Relative
safety of
pregnancy
6. Existence
of viable
alternative
s to
abortion
born.
3. Adoptive children don always
have as pleasant an existence as
prolifers like to think. (Adopted
children often feel rejected when
they discover that their natural
mothers gave them up. Often
they go in search of their natural
parents regardless of the love and
quality of their adoptive parents &
homes. Also some children end up
moving from foster home to foster
home, enduring a poor quality of
life)
ons
Agencies: society-welfare,
medicare, & private charitable
organizations can give financial
assistance to pregnant woman
whether married or not.
- Families that are
financially overburdened
should be judicious about
having more children, but
if the woman does
becomes pregnant, she
cannot use financial
problems as a reason to
take the life of an unborn
child.
wanted.
- People can limit the size of their
families; they can better control the
quality of their lives and the lives of
their children.
Present Condition: Overpopulation,
pollution problems, economic
difficulties
- Only children who are wanted
should be born and abortion makes
this possible. If a woman becomes
pregnant, she must bear the
responsibility of her pregnancy and
should not pass this burden on to
society.
8. Responsibi
lity for
sexual
activities
9. Rape and
incest
References:
Padilla, Reynaldo A. (2006). Medical Ethics Revised Edition.
Manila: Rex Book Store
Submitted to:
Dr. Irwina Madrid Lazo
Tutor, Bioethics