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Abstract
Abortion for first-trimester rubella soon will no longer be considered. Why? Because the live attenuated virus vaccines now available will provide long-term immunity against rubella. Even now such abortions should be rare. Only 10 to 15 percent of pregnant women are susceptible to rubella. If a patient has demonstrable antibody on a hemagglutination inhibition test, there is no risk of maternal or fetal infection.
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Alex Barno
Dr. Barno is clinical associate professor of obstetrics and gynecology, University of Minnesota Medical School, and chairman, department of obstetrics and gynecology, St. Louis Park Medical Center, Minneapolis.