Report and recommendations: research on the fetus appendix -- Part 16

Abstract

Part 1 of this report discusses human fetal research. Part 2 explores the value of life. Part 3 considers an ethical appraisal. Part 4 discusses balancing the need for experimentation versus obligation to the fetus. Part 5 proposes fetal research policy. Part 6 discusses moral issues. Part 7 nonviable fetus research. Part 8 covers ethical and public policy. Part 9 explores ethical issues concerning the nonviable fetus. Part 10 discusses moral issues and institutional control. Part 11 discusses defining death in fetuses. Part 12 reports on distinguishing between viable and nonviable. Part 13 relates to the law on fetus experimentation. Part 14 reports on the legal issues involved in research on the fetus. Part 15 assesses the Batelle Report and the Cook Critique. Part 16 covers the stability of the decision to seek induced abortion.