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Ethical Dilemmas in Radiology: Anencephaly, Abortion, and Stem Cell Research

This case study discusses a 40-year-old pregnant woman, GC, who discovers during her ultrasound that her fetus has anencephaly, a severe congenital malformation. The radiologist suggests considering termination of the pregnancy, describing it as a "pregnancy without a purpose" and raises the possibility of donating the fetus for stem cell research. This scenario presents significant ethical issues, including the morality of abortion in such cases, the psychological burden on the parents, and the implications of using fetal tissue for scientific research.

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Ethical Dilemmas in Radiology: Anencephaly, Abortion, and Stem Cell Research

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  1. BIOETHICS IN RADIOLOGY A BABY WITH CONGENITAL MALFORMATION Manguba - Matematico

  2. CASE GC, is a 40-year old 10 weeks pregnant, who was seen by Dr. OB for prenatal consult. She was referred to a radiologist for an ultrasound examination. The ultrasonographer found a baby with anencephaly. He informed Dr. OB of the findings as soon as the patient finished the ultrasound. He said that the baby has a severe congenital malformation, and in the hospital where he was trained, termination of pregnancy is one of the options.

  3. CASE He pointed out that it is a great psychological burden to the parents and to the mother who will carry the pregnancy for 9 months only to deliver a baby dying or dead. In short, he said “ a pregnancy without a purpose”. He added that the baby would serve a better purpose if it could be donated for stem cell research. The patient preparing to leave the ultrasound, overheard the conversation.

  4. Ethical issues/problems of the case • Abortion (terminating a “pregnancy without a purpose” on the grounds of giving birth to an anencephalic baby) • Stem cell research and using fetus as potential source of the stem cell.

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