To the Editor: Superficially, de Crespigny and Savulescu make a compelling case for clarifying late-term abortion law.1 However, at a deeper level, it is disappointing that alternative points of view were not discussed in their article. The only solution offered in the case of a potentially imperfect child is to abort the pregnancy and try again. Unfortunately, this ignores several important issues.
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- 1 Park Family Practice, Sydney, NSW.
- 2 The Gill Medical Centre, Manchester, UK.
Correspondence: sbhgerber@gmail.com
- 1. de Crespigny LJ, Savulescu J. Pregnant women with fetal abnormalities: the forgotten people in the abortion debate. Med J Aust 2008; 188: 100-103. <MJA full text>
- 2. Fergusson DM, Horwood LJ, Ridder EM. Abortion in young women and subsequent mental health. J Child Psychol Psychiatry 2006; 47: 16-24.
- 3. Family Guardian. The purpose of law. http://famguardian.org/Subjects/LawAndGovt/Articles/PurposeOfLaw.htm (accessed May 2008).
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