Selective foeticide in Hong Kong—lawful or not?

KY Leung, WL Lau, KM Law
Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, The University of Hong Kong, Queen Mary Hospital, 102 Pokfulam Road, Hong Kong

There is legal uncertainty as to whether selective foeticide is authorized under section 47A of the Offences Against the Person Ordinance (1967). Medical and legal issues surrounding a case of selective foeticide in a triplet pregnancy are reported.

Hong Kong Med J 2001;7:429-31

Key words: Abortion, legal; Ethics, medical; Pregnancy, multiple; Pregnancy reduction, multifetal; Triplets