Termination of pregnancy for fetal malformations and severe genetic disorders: what are the laws in Europe?

Silvia Kalantari^{1

2}, Raquel Gouveia Silva^{3

4}, Mridul Johari^{3

5}, José Carlos Ferreira⁶, Mirella Parachini⁷

Affiliations

¹ Department of Molecular Medicine, University of Pavia, Pavia, Italy. silvia.kalantari@unipv.it.
² European Society of Human Genetics-Young Committee, Vienna, Austria. silvia.kalantari@unipv.it.
³ European Society of Human Genetics-Young Committee, Vienna, Austria.
⁴ Department of Medical Genetics, Unidade Local de Saúde de Santa Maria, Lisbon, Portugal.
⁵ Harry Perkins Institute of Medical Research, Centre for Medical Research, University of Western Australia, Nedlands, WA, Australia.
⁶ Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Hospital de Santa Maria, Unidade Local de Saúde de Santa Maria, Lisbon, Portugal.
⁷ International Federation of Professional Abortion and Contraception Associates (FIAPAC), Rome, Italy.

Silvia Kalantari et al. Eur J Hum Genet. 2025 Mar.

. 2025 Mar;33(2):151-153.

doi: 10.1038/s41431-024-01673-0. Epub 2024 Jul 18.

Silvia Kalantari^{1

2}, Raquel Gouveia Silva^{3

4}, Mridul Johari^{3

5}, José Carlos Ferreira⁶, Mirella Parachini⁷

¹ Department of Molecular Medicine, University of Pavia, Pavia, Italy. silvia.kalantari@unipv.it.
² European Society of Human Genetics-Young Committee, Vienna, Austria. silvia.kalantari@unipv.it.
³ European Society of Human Genetics-Young Committee, Vienna, Austria.
⁴ Department of Medical Genetics, Unidade Local de Saúde de Santa Maria, Lisbon, Portugal.
⁵ Harry Perkins Institute of Medical Research, Centre for Medical Research, University of Western Australia, Nedlands, WA, Australia.
⁶ Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Hospital de Santa Maria, Unidade Local de Saúde de Santa Maria, Lisbon, Portugal.
⁷ International Federation of Professional Abortion and Contraception Associates (FIAPAC), Rome, Italy.

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Conflict of interest statement

Competing interests: The authors declare no competing interests.

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