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02 June 2017 02 Jun 2017

Volume 25 | Issue 6

ISSN (Print): 0969-4900

ISSN (Online): 2052-4307

The legal status of the fetus

The legal status of the fetus is one of the most controversial topics in medical ethics and law, and invokes a ‘tug of war’ between maternal autonomy and fetal claims Although English law is quite clear that the fetus has no legal rights, it does not equate to ‘nothing’ (St George's Healthcare NHS Trust v SR v Collins and others [1998])

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