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BIOETHICS IN RADIOLOGY. A BABY WITH CONGENITAL MALFORMATION Manguba - Matematico. CASE. GC, is a 40-year old 10 weeks pregnant, who was seen by Dr. OB for prenatal consult. She was referred to a radiologist for an ultrasound examination. The ultrasonographer found a baby with anencephaly.
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BIOETHICS IN RADIOLOGY A BABY WITH CONGENITAL MALFORMATION Manguba - Matematico
CASE GC, is a 40-year old 10 weeks pregnant, who was seen by Dr. OB for prenatal consult. She was referred to a radiologist for an ultrasound examination. The ultrasonographer found a baby with anencephaly. He informed Dr. OB of the findings as soon as the patient finished the ultrasound. He said that the baby has a severe congenital malformation, and in the hospital where he was trained, termination of pregnancy is one of the options.
CASE He pointed out that it is a great psychological burden to the parents and to the mother who will carry the pregnancy for 9 months only to deliver a baby dying or dead. In short, he said “ a pregnancy without a purpose”. He added that the baby would serve a better purpose if it could be donated for stem cell research. The patient preparing to leave the ultrasound, overheard the conversation.
Ethical issues/problems of the case • Abortion (terminating a “pregnancy without a purpose” on the grounds of giving birth to an anencephalic baby) • Stem cell research and using fetus as potential source of the stem cell.