Navigating the Post-Dobbs Landscape: Ethical Considerations from a Perinatal Perspective
An article published in the Journal of Perinatology explores abortion laws and their effects on clinical and ethical aspects of neonatal care and perinatal palliative care. By presenting a case, the authors highlight the impacts of limited abortion access on families anticipating the births of infants with lethal fetal conditions who may otherwise have decided to terminate the pregnancy. They also examine the ambiguity in new state laws and clinicians' increased moral distress.