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previable

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previable
before the time at which the fetus is capable of maintaining a separate existence.
previable period
the period of fetal life just prior to the time at which the fetus is capable of being viable.
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First, the Act banned all partial-birth abortions, without any recognition that those performed on previable fetuses were constitutionally protected.
Partial-birth abortion and the perils of constitutional common law by Pushaw, Robert J., Jr. / Harvard Journal of Law & Public Policy
This means that renewed efforts will need to be directed toward identifying and establishing legitimate processes to evaluate the ethical issues created by maternal and fetal vulnerabilities, especially at previable gestational ages, even if there are positive results from surgical trials.
Fetal surgery then and now: there is too much emphasis on the fetus ... by Casper, Monica J. / Conscience
In patients with previable fetuses, this information was utilized to help patients decide whether to continue or terminate the pregnancy.
Advances in prenatal diagnosis by Cleary-Goldman, Jane; Malone, Fergal / Applied Radiology
 
 
 
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