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Can routine screening for alcohol consumption in pregnancy be ethically and legally justified?
- Correspondence to Professor Rebecca Bennett, Department of Law, The University of Manchester, Manchester M13 9PL, UK; rebecca.bennett{at}manchester.ac.uk
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Can routine screening for alcohol consumption in pregnancy be ethically and legally justified?
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- Received November 5, 2021
- Accepted February 24, 2022
- First published March 23, 2022.
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October 18, 2023
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