Document Type

Article

Publication Date

Winter 2011

Abstract

In the article, the author discusses the issues involving the ethics of fetal surgery. He cites the works of scholars Frank A. Chervenak and Laurence B. McCullough on the ethical questions on fetal surgery. The positions of such pro-abortion individuals as Peter Singer, Michael Tooley and David Boonin on the issue of fetal homicide are also cited.

Original Publication Citation

Christopher Kaczor, “Philosophy and Theology” Notes on Fetal Interventions, National Catholic Bioethics Quarterly 11.4 (Winter 2011): 789-794.

Publisher Statement

Permission has been granted by The National Catholic Bioethics Center to supply this article for educational and research purposes. More information can be found about The National Catholic Bioethics Center at www.ncbcenter.org.

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