Intestinal pseudo-obstruction in alcohol abuse: report of two cases.

evidence that there is an increasing demand for this technique, especially in the field of selective breeding. 8 9The uses to which amniocentesis may be put are wider than the medical purposes for which it was originally devised.10In this case the decision taken was one where the general practitioner's suggestions carried no more weight than the woman's own request.Yet medically he had a much deeper knowledge of her circumstances and whether or not the pregnancy was desirable or not.Although women are increasingly applying pressure for termi- nation for social rather than medical reasons, the final decision for abortion is a medical one alone.In the last decade a more liberal" attitude has been apparent, and perhaps this patient's request was just ahead of its time.Nevertheless, it does raise the issue of abortion on demand with all its ethical and social implications, and the legal rights of all concerned.12