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Reflections on Peter Clark's Moral Analysis of the Use of Methotrexate in Ectopic Pregnancies

Year: 2007

Type: article

Abstract: Peter Clark is correct in identifying ectopic pregnancy as a serious medical and moral concern in his 2000 article "Methotrexate and Tubal Pregnancies: Direct or Indirect Abortion?"[1].As a major cause for reduced childbearing potential and the leading cause of maternal morbidity and pregnancy-related deaths during the first trimester, ectopic pregnancy is an acute medical problem.For many it is an equally serious moral problem because resolving the medical crisis results in embryonic death.The moral concern is complicated by the fact that maternal morbidity and possible mortality from ectopic pregnancies are significant.

Source: The AMA Journal of Ethic

DOI: 10.1001/virtualmentor.2007.9.5.jdsc1-0705

Author: Thomas A. Shannon

Institution: Worcester Polytechnic Institute

Language: English

Topic: Ethics and bioethics in healthcare

Subfield: Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health

Field: Medicine

Domain: Health Sciences

SDG: Good health and well-being

Open Access status: bronze

OpenAlex ID: W13351212