Issue of the Fetus as a Person 
.... The basis of personhood is not merely a matter of determining, biologically or otherwise, the point at which a
fetus is
viable or sentient and capable of ....
(1647
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The Case Against Abortion
.... constitutional protection. He decided that human life begins when the
fetus is
viable outside its mother's womb. This seemed to ....
(1428
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Controversy on Abortion Issue
.... Physicians call the 20-week viability standard questionable because they realize that when a
fetus is
viable is an inexact science. ....
(1936
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Selective Abortion in Multiple Pregnancy Two recent cases in ...
.... by many in society as the unwarranted taking of a human life, a concern made all the greater when the
fetus can be considered otherwise as
viable as the ....
(1280
5
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Abortion: Pro-Choice Arguments
.... The Pro-life forces believe that abortion at any point during a pregnancy, whether a
fetus is
viable outside of the mother's uterus or not, is nothing more ....
(1460
6
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Roe V. Wade
.... New technologies may assist in more thoroughly identifying the moment at which the
fetus becomes
viable, which in turn may become the standard against which ....
(3565
14
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Issue of Abortion
.... when the nervous system starts to function, when the heart starts beating, when the
fetus begins to move inside the womb or when the
fetus is
viable, able to ....
(1504
6
)
Controvery Over Fetal Tissue Research
.... impossible" (4:80). The legal definition of a
viable fetus was established by the Supreme Court ruling in Roe v. Wade. The Court ....
(2069
8
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WEBSTER v. REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH SERVICES
.... by the statute on physicians (in Rehnquist's words) "superimpose state regulation on the medical determination of whether a particular
fetus is
viable" (435). ....
(4046
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Pros and Cons of Abortion
.... Most people instinctively feel, and the Supreme Court seems to agree, that once a
fetus is
viable, it should be considered a human being in its own right. ....
(2905
12
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Catholic Church and Issue of Abortion
.... even contraception. At the core of the abortion controversy is whether or not the
fetus is a
viable human being. Pro-life advocates ....
(2648
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Abortion
.... Some jurisdictions still purport to require proof that the
fetus was
viable at the time of the injury, but that requirement has been soundly criticized and ....
(1875
8
)
Abortion
.... According to the Webster's dictionary definition, abortion is explained as the expulsion of a non-
viable fetus during the first 12 weeks of pregnancy. ....
(998
4
)
ABORTION RULINGS OF THE SUPREME COURT This rese
.... area a virtual Procrustean bed." He added that the states had a legitimate interest in prescribing procedures for determining when a
fetus was
viable and could ....
(3307
13
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Abortion: The Debate in the United States
.... Further, attempts to legally define the point at which at
fetus will be
viable outside the womb hold the potential to make a mockery of both law and medicine. ....
(1609
6
)
Bioethics & Legality of Abortion
.... However, once the
fetus is
viable, the states may regulate and prohibit abortion to promote its interest in the potentiality of human life. ....
(1651
7
)
Abortion & Woman's Right to Autonomy
.... However, once the
fetus is
viable, the states may regulate and prohibit abortion to promote its interest in the potentiality of human life. ....
(1652
7
)
Abortion Article
.... Does life begin when the
fetus is
viable enough to have limbs and can move and even breathe, and there is a recognizable heart beat? ....
(2557
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Questions on the Fetus
.... The problem with the argument that the
fetus is a human being that has certain .... For such women, adoption may not be a
viable alternative because of the age of ....
(6112
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Impact & Aftermath of Roe v. Wade
.... of the maternal health." State regulation based on its interest in protecting potential life would come into play after the
fetus became
viable, a term which ....
(5157
21
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Stem Cell Research: Are Embryonic Cells Better than Adult Cells?
.... example, pays a woman to conceive a
fetus and then abort the
fetus so that .... such research, takes the position that both ESCs and ASCs are
viable for important ....
(1258
5
)
Jewish Perspectives on Abortion
.... During the Talmudic period, abortion was not to be regarded as a transgression unless the
fetus was considered to be
viable and capable of maintaining its life ....
(2220
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Abortion As An Ethical Issue
.... Further, attempts to legally define the point at which at
fetus will be
viable outside the womb hold the potential to make a mockery of both law and medicine ....
(1825
7
)
Physician Assisted Suicide as Manslaughter This question concerns ...
.... the pregnant woman's right of privacy and autonomy was strongest during the first trimester of pregnancy, since the
fetus was not considered
viable outside the ....
(4956
20
)
The Divisive Abortion Issue
.... with her doctor. Others believe abortion should be allowed until the
fetus reaches the
viable stage. Medical professionals have ....
(1048
4
)
The abortion issue
.... with her doctor. Others believe abortion should be allowed until the
fetus reaches the
viable stage. Medical professionals have ....
(1048
4
)
A Defense of Abortion
.... Pennsylvania v. Casey (1992), the Supreme Court reinforced the constitutionality of early-term abortions, before the
fetus is at all "
viable" outside the womb. ....
(2566
10
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THE ROLE OF NURSING & ABORTION Intro
.... Further, attempts to legally define the point at which at
fetus will be
viable outside the womb hold the potential to make a mockery of both law and medicine ....
(2924
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Elements of the Abortion Controversy
.... Yet clearly, these are not children until they emerge from the womb, and until several months into the process, the
fetus is not
viable. ....
(2334
9
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Abortion debate in American Society
.... v. Casey was 1992 case which saw the Supreme Court again allowing early-term abortions (just like Roe v. Wade) before a
fetus is "
viable" outside pregnancy. ....
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