For a large majority (eight votes to two), it was decided that the pregnant women with an anencephalic fetus (severe fetal malformation incompatible with life outside the womb) may interrupt the pregnancy, if she wishes - in public health or private physician - without having to undergo a real legal pilgrimage. (bvsalud.org)
It is, therefore, appropriate the publication of the article The Anencephalic Fetus Abortion and The Constitutional Issue 1 that, although written before the trial of ADPF 54 by the Supreme Federal Court, already foresaw the possibility of success of that action. (bvsalud.org)
As emphasized in the article The Anencephalic Fetus Abortion and The Constitutional Issue , the Supreme Federal Court has distinguished itself by addressing issues considered of interest of the society 1 , however controversial they may be. (bvsalud.org)
The acardiac twin may be mistaken for a dead anencephalic twin fetus. (thefetus.net)
Envision you are a woman who has discovered she is carrying an anencephalic fetus… without cranium or brain, that will not survive outside the womb - absolutely zero chance - and that cannot experience any sort of life. (blogspot.com)
In early 2013, Beatriz was informed by doctors that her fetus was anencephalic, developing without a brain or skull, and the fetus would not survive more than a few hours after birth. (jurist.org)
Abortion2
In 2012, the Supreme Court also authorized the abortion of anencephalic fetuses. (wikipedia.org)
The Committee is also concerned that the criminalization of abortion, except in cases of rape, threat to the life of the mother, or anencephalic foetus, results in many girls resorting to 2 clandestine and unsafe abortions that put their lives and health at risk. (bvsalud.org)
Infants2
The issues surrounding organ donation by anencephalic infants such as Baby Avery are complex for all involved. (ssrn.com)
and ethical safeguards that would allow organ donation from anencephalic infants. (muslimobserver.com)
Fetuses1
Immunocytological localization of LH, FSH, TSH and their subunits in the pituitary of normal and anencephalic human fetuses. (thejcdp.com)
Pregnant2
This case concerns the plight of K.L., a 17-year-old who was pregnant with an anencephalic foetus. (escr-net.org)
A pregnant woman wants to offer her anencephalic unborn baby to be used as a potential organ donor. (medscape.com)
Births2
In 1957-61 there were significantly more births of anencephalic babies in North Fylde than in South Fylde, but both areas were supplied with soft water. (bmj.com)
According to the CDC about 1 in 5000 births will involve an anencephalic baby. (just-health.net)
Babies2
There wasn't much of a precedent or process in place because, until only recently, most parents of anencephalic babies didn't know it was an option. (upworthy.com)
Many anencephalic pregnancies end in a miscarriage, so you don't see it often in full term babies. (just-health.net)
Organ3
This Article will examine anencephalic organ donation by providing an overview of the legal, medical, social, and ethical issues that hospital counsel and ethics committees will face when presented with anencephalic organ donation scenarios. (ssrn.com)
Furthermore, this Article will propose that the topic of anencephalic organ donation be thoroughly discussed and well understood in every medical/legal setting in which an anencephalic infant may present itself. (ssrn.com)
Is It Ethical to Use Anencephalic Newborns for Organ Donation? (medscape.com)
Human2
iii) because compelling a woman to keep an anencephalic pregnancy against her will, is to subject her to psychological torture, in violation of her physical and mental health and confronting her fundamental rights, protected by the Federal Constitution, human dignity, health, privacy, freedom and autonomy, among others. (bvsalud.org)
and Deangelis E. An anencephalic human embryo 16.5 mm long . (edu.au)
Monster1
The head has not the protruding eyes of the fullterm anencephalic monster, and the forehead is present, although it slopes backward instead of bulging over the face. (edu.au)
Baby2
And we got the really sad news that our baby was anencephalic. (chicagotribune.com)
There are some risk factors that predispose a baby to fail to close the neural tube, resulting in an anencephalic baby. (just-health.net)
Cases1
This discussion will be framed by recounting recent cases involving parents who wanted to donate their anencephalic infant's organs. (ssrn.com)
Legal1
La información que se obtiene en la Base de Datos no puede ser considerada como asesoría legal. (bvsalud.org)
Infants5
18. Neuroblastoma and adrenal morphologic features in anencephalic infants. (nih.gov)
In 1988, Loma Linda University in California created an organ procurement protocol to use anencephalic babies as organ donors in which physicians from around the country were asked to transfer, with parental permission, qualified infants to the Loma Linda University Medical Center where the procurement would take place. (firstthings.com)
[i] D. Alan Shewmon, et al, "The Use of Anencephalic Infants as Organ Sources: A Critique," Journal of the American Medical Association , Vol. 261, p. 1775. (firstthings.com)
This child wasn't technically anencephalic, but in the Netherlands, he would have qualified for extermination under the Groningen Protocol, by which Dutch doctors euthanize infants with terminal and seriously disabling conditions. (firstthings.com)
The study authors concluded that anencephalic infants could not be used as organ donors without legal and medical changes to regulate brain death and organ donation. (loginstep.co)
Newborns4
Is It Ethical to Use Anencephalic Newborns for Organ Donation? (medscape.com)
There are some healthcare professionals who reason that the practice of transplantation of organs from anencephalic newborns could open the door to considering other living people as organ donors, eg, those in persistent vegetative states or the severely disabled. (medscape.com)
Therefore, new approaches should be developed for anencephalic newborns. (turkarchpediatr.org)
Our attorneys draft and assist in the implementation of numerous patient care policies for hospitals, examples of which include policies relating to withholding or withdrawing medical treatment, sentinel event reporting, treatment for involuntarily detained psychiatric patients, human subject experimentation, and care of anencephalic newborns. (nossaman.com)
Organ donors1
Here we present the challenges posed by this case and also discuss the difficulty involved in choosing anencephalic neonates as candidate organ donors. (turkarchpediatr.org)
Womb2
Most anencephalic children die in the womb or within hours of birth. (nih.gov)
If your anencephalic baby passes away in the womb, his twin has a 30 percent chance of having a stroke. (anencephaly.info)
Survive1
Publications report that in continued pregnancies with anencephalic babies, most survive to a live birth and live short, treasured lives. (carolinajournal.com)
Anencephaly1
These results support the hypothesis of the effect of maternal exposure to agricultural work on anencephaly and suggest that exposure of the father to pesticides in the periconceptional period or prior to this can also increase the risk of having an anencephalic child. (bmj.com)
Case1
This case report is of an anencephalic infant who lived to 28 months of life and defies current literature. (loginstep.co)
Child1
Fathers who were exposed to pesticides at any time while working in agriculture had twice the risk of having an anencephalic child. (nih.gov)
Life1
She is the longest surviving anencephalic infant who did not require life-sustaining interventions. (loginstep.co)