RT Journal Article SR Electronic T1 After-birth abortion: why should the baby live? JF Journal of Medical Ethics JO J Med Ethics FD BMJ Publishing Group Ltd and Institute of Medical Ethics SP medethics-2011-100411 DO 10.1136/medethics-2011-100411 A1 Alberto Giubilini A1 Francesca Minerva YR 2012 UL http://jme.bmj.com/content/early/2012/04/12/medethics-2011-100411.abstract AB Abortion is largely accepted even for reasons that do not have anything to do with the fetus' health. By showing that (1) both fetuses and newborns do not have the same moral status as actual persons, (2) the fact that both are potential persons is morally irrelevant and (3) adoption is not always in the best interest of actual people, the authors argue that what we call ‘after-birth abortion’ (killing a newborn) should be permissible in all the cases where abortion is, including cases where the newborn is not disabled.