%0 Journal Article
%T Estatuto ontol¨®gico y ¨¦tico del feto anencef¨˘lico: Una perspectiva filos¨®fica Ontological and ethical statute of anencephalic fetus
%A Mauricio Besio R
%A Francisca Besio H
%J Revista m¨¦dica de Chile
%D 2008
%I Sociedad M¨¦dica de Santiago
%X Due to advances in prenatal techniques, it is now possible to diagnose malformations in ¨˛tero, such as anencephaly, which in the past was only known at birth. Having knowledge of a malformation before birth, the moment in which almost every individual obtains social and legal protection, puts the malformed fetus in a vulnerable situation toward possible actions that lead to the interruption of pregnancy. The aim of this article is to analyze different positions about the quality and reality of the anencephalic fetus, its human condition and the care that the fetus and mother deserve
%K Anencephaly abnormalities
%K Ethics
%K Statute
%U http://www.scielo.cl/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0034-98872008000600015