The Unborn Child: Between Abortion and Birth in Bulgaria
- Sprache:
- Deutsch
- Jahrgang:
- JMGBand 10
- Inhalt:
- Internationales
- Umfang:
- 2662 Wörter, Seiten 80-83
20,00 €
inkl MwSt
Giving birth prematurely is a very sensitive topic as parents pay a serious emotional toll during the treatment of their baby or in case of death. Unfortunately, the legislation in Bulgaria related to the rights of the newborn and the parents demonstrates the potential to aggravate the suffering. According to Bulgarian medical standards, the threshold between abortion and birth is the potential viability of the fetus. When the fetus falls outside the scope of the criteria for secure viability, the Bulgarian legislation stipulates that she/he should survive at least 72 hours to be considered born and, therefore, a person. During this “trial period”, the legal status of the newborn remains unclear.
- Sharkova, Maria
- premature birth
- margins of viability
- rights of the newborn
- JMG 2025, 80
- informed consent
