Offensive defensive medicine: the ethics of digoxin injections in response to the partial birth abortion ban

Contraception 90 (3):304 (2014)
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Abstract

Since the Supreme Court upheld the partial birth abortion ban in 2007, more U.S. abortion providers have begun performing intraamniotic digoxin injections prior to uterine dilation and evacuations. These injections can cause medical harm to abortion patients. Our objective is to perform an in-depth bioethical analysis of this procedure, which is performed mainly for the provider’s legal benefit despite potential medical consequences for the patient.

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Govind Persad
University of Denver

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