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Twin pregnancy reduction is not an ‘all or nothing’ problem: a response to Räsänen (2021)
Journal Article
Begovic, D., Romanis, E. C., & Joanne Verweij, E. (2022). Twin pregnancy reduction is not an ‘all or nothing’ problem: a response to Räsänen. Journal of Medical Ethics, 48(2), 139-141. https://doi.org/10.1136/medethics-2021-107363

In his paper, ‘Twin pregnancy, fetal reduction and the ‘all or nothing problem’, Räsänen sets out to apply Horton’s ‘all or nothing’ problem to the ethics of multifetal pregnancy reduction from a twin to a singleton pregnancy (2-to-1 MFPR). Horton’s... Read More about Twin pregnancy reduction is not an ‘all or nothing’ problem: a response to Räsänen.

‘Abortion & "Artificial Wombs": Would ‘artificial womb’ technology legally empower non-gestating genetic progenitors to participate in decisions about how to terminate a pregnancy?' (2021)
Journal Article
Romanis, E. C. (2021). ‘Abortion & "Artificial Wombs": Would ‘artificial womb’ technology legally empower non-gestating genetic progenitors to participate in decisions about how to terminate a pregnancy?'. Journal of Law and the Biosciences, 8(1), https://doi.org/10.1093/jlb/lsab011

‘Artificial womb’ technology is highly anticipated for the benefits it might have as an alternative to neonatal intensive care and for pregnant people. In the bioethical literature, it has been suggested that such technology will force us to rethink... Read More about ‘Abortion & "Artificial Wombs": Would ‘artificial womb’ technology legally empower non-gestating genetic progenitors to participate in decisions about how to terminate a pregnancy?'.

2020 developments in the provision of early medical abortion by telemedicine in the UK (2020)
Journal Article
Parsons, J. A., & Romanis, E. C. (2021). 2020 developments in the provision of early medical abortion by telemedicine in the UK. Health Policy, 125(1), 17-21. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.healthpol.2020.11.006

The COVID-19 pandemic has necessitated the rapid implementation of telemedical health services. In the United Kingdom, one service that has benefitted from this response is the provision of early medical abortion. England, Wales, and Scotland have al... Read More about 2020 developments in the provision of early medical abortion by telemedicine in the UK.

Legal and policy responses to the delivery of abortion care during COVID‐19 (2020)
Journal Article
Romanis, E. C., & Parsons, J. A. (2020). Legal and policy responses to the delivery of abortion care during COVID‐19. International Journal of Gynecology & Obstetrics, 151(3), 479-486. https://doi.org/10.1002/ijgo.13377

Access to abortion care has long been a global challenge, even in jurisdictions where abortion is legal. The COVID‐19 pandemic has exacerbated barriers to access, thereby preventing many women from terminating unwanted pregnancies for an extended per... Read More about Legal and policy responses to the delivery of abortion care during COVID‐19.

Maternal request caesareans and COVID-19: the virus does not diminish the importance of choice in childbirth (2020)
Journal Article
Romanis, E. C., & Nelson, A. (2020). Maternal request caesareans and COVID-19: the virus does not diminish the importance of choice in childbirth. Journal of Medical Ethics, 46(11), 726-731. https://doi.org/10.1136/medethics-2020-106526

It has recently been reported that some hospitals in the UK have placed a blanket restriction on the provision of maternal request caesarean sections (MRCS) as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. Pregnancy and birthing services are obviously facing ch... Read More about Maternal request caesareans and COVID-19: the virus does not diminish the importance of choice in childbirth.

Homebirthing in the United Kingdom during COVID-19 (2020)
Journal Article
Romanis, E. C., & Nelson, A. (2020). Homebirthing in the United Kingdom during COVID-19. Medical Law International, 20(3), 183-200. https://doi.org/10.1177/0968533220955224

COVID-19 has significantly impacted all aspects of maternity services in the United Kingdom, exacerbating the fact that choice is insufficiently centred within the maternity regime. In this article, we focus on the restrictions placed on homebirthing... Read More about Homebirthing in the United Kingdom during COVID-19.