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The legal frameworks that govern fetal surgery in the United Kingdom, European
Union, and the United States
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Cao KX
; Booth A
; Ourselin S
; David AL
; Ashcroft R
Prenat Diagn
2018[Jun]; 38
(7
): 475-481
PMID29663461
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The specialty of fetal surgery or fetal intervention is one of the most exciting
emerging fields of modern medicine. It is made possible by decades of major
developments in antenatal imaging, obstetric anaesthesia, fetal medicine,
paediatric surgery, and of course by the bold and novel practitioners willing to
take new steps to advance the field. Beginning in the 1970s, it has now reached a
stage of maturity where there are several established in utero procedures and
countless clinical trials and studies to develop more. But what is the legal
situation that fetal surgeons find themselves in? What are the rights and legal
protections for the fetus and the mother, both of which are arguably the patient?
This article will address this question, discussing and summarising the current
legal frameworks governing fetal surgery in the jurisdictions of the United
Kingdom, European Court of Human Rights, and the United States of America as well
as discuss what the future may hold and how researchers and physicians in the
specialty can best navigate the legal environment.
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