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Title: The Implications of the Ethical and Religious Directives for Catholic Health Care Services on the Clinical Practice of Resolving Ectopic Pregnancies
Author(s): TUOHEY, John F.
Journal: Louvain Studies
Volume: 20    Issue: 1   Date: spring 1995   
Pages: 41-57
DOI: 10.2143/LS.20.1.556004

Abstract :
When the National Conference of Catholic Bishops approved the new edition of guidelines for clinical practice in Catholic health-care, the Ethical and Religious Directives for Catholic Health Care Services, at its 1994 Fall meeting in Washington, DC, a significant change was made in the directives dealing with ectopic pregnancies - those situations in which an embryo implants outside the uterus, placing the woman at risk for life-threatening hemorrhage - when compared to 1954 and 1971 guidelines.

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