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Is selective abortion for a genetic disease an issue for the medical profession? A comparative study of Quebec and France
Authors:M Renaud  L Bouchard  O Kremp  L Dallaire  J F Labadie  J Bisson  A Trugeon
Institution:1. Département de sociologie, Groupe de Recherche sur les Aspects Sociaux de la Prevention, Universite de Montreal, Montréal, Quebec, Canada;2. Unité de recherche Mére-enfant, Université de Picardie, Amiens, France;3. Service de Génétique Médicate, Hôpital Ste-Justine, Montréal, Québec, Canada;4. Observatoire Régional de la Santé de Picardie, France
Abstract:This article discusses the results of a study of the stand and attitudes of physicians from the Picardie, Nord-Pas-de-Calais region in France and the province of Quebec (Canada) regarding abortion following the diagnosis of a fetal anomaly by ultrasound, amniocentesis, or chorionic villus sampling. The study examined the degree of acceptability of abortion for several specific conditions as well as the physicians' perceptions of their role in the women's decision to abort. The study shows a consensus (over 75 per cent of the physicians surveyed) for aborting a fetus with trisomy 21. There is a similar consensus, except among Francophones in Quebec, for muscular dystrophy, cystic fibrosis, and Huntington disease. Conversely, there is no consensus (below 60 per cent) for several anomalies. In these cases, Quebec Anglophone physicians find abortion more acceptable than Quebec Francophone or French physicians. Concerning the role of the practitioners in the decision to abort, physicians in France tend to be much more directive than their overseas colleagues. Several hypotheses are suggested to explain the difference between the three groups surveyed.
Keywords:Prenatal diagnosis  Acceptability of abortion  Fetal anomalies  Medical decision and abortion
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