Termination review committees: are they necessary?

Full Abstract

In Victoria, decisions regarding late termination of pregnancy no longer involve just pregnant women and their clinicians. At two major women's hospitals, committees now govern the decision-making process for approval of a late termination of pregnancy. The legal and ethical implications of clinical decision-making by committee need to be widely debated.

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Author information

Author/s: Woodrow, Nicole L (NL);

Affiliation: Fetal Diagnostic Unit, Monash Medical Centre, Clayton Road, Clayton, VIC 3168.

Journal and publication information

Publication Type: Journal Article; Review

Journal: The Medical journal of Australia (Med J Aust), published in Australia. (Language: eng)

Reference: 2003-Jul; vol 179 (issue 2) : pp 92-4

Dates: Created 2003/07/16; Completed 2003/09/03; Revised 2005/11/16;

PMID: 12864720, status: MEDLINE (last retrieval date: 12/26/2008)

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MeSH headings (categories)

This article was linked to the MESH Headings shown below.

Abortion, Induced - ethics; legislation & jurisprudence
Advisory Committees - ethics; legislation & jurisprudence
Australia
Decision Making - ethics
Female

Female
Humans
Pregnancy
Pregnancy Trimester, Second - ethics
Pregnancy Trimester, Third - ethics

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