Maternal rights and health

TO DECLARE RIGHTS FOR THE CONCEPTUS EQUAL TO THOSE OF THE WOMAN WILL CREATE COMPETITION FOR MEDICAL CARE, BECAUSE THE HEALTH INTEREST OF THE FETUS IS NOT ALWAYS CONSISTENT WITH THE HEALTH INTERESTS OF THE PREGNANT WOMAN. IN FACT, THE PHYSICIAN POTENTIALLY COULD BE REQUIRED TO MAKE MEDICAL DECISIONS NOT IN THE BEST INTEREST OF WOMAN OR FETUS, AND POSSIBLY TO THE DETRIMENT OF BOTH.