Ethical considerations of the perinatal necropsy.
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Ethical considerations of the perinatal necropsy.
The perinatal necropsy is an important investigation following fetal or neonatal loss. Legal requirements on registration decree that consent is needed before necropsy can proceed in some of these babies. However, there are ill-defined grey areas which are open to legal and ethical difficulties. This paper discusses the problems that can arise with consent for a necropsy in the perinatal period...
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عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Medical Ethics
سال: 1996
ISSN: 0306-6800
DOI: 10.1136/jme.22.2.111