Editing Cleft lip and cleft palate (section)

===Handicap law and abortion controversies===
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In some countries, cleft lip or palate deformities are considered reasons (either generally tolerated or officially sanctioned) to perform an abortion beyond the legal [[fetal]] age limit, even though the [[fetus]] is not in jeopardy of life or limb.<ref name="NLMabortion">{{cite journal | vauthors = Dobson R | title = Review of abortion law demanded after abortion for cleft palate | journal = BMJ | volume = 327 | issue = 7426 | pages = 1250 | date = November 2003 | pmid = 14644964 | pmc = 1126893 | doi = 10.1136/bmj.327.7426.1250-c }}</ref><ref name=GuardianAbortion>Hill, Amelia. [https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/may/28/mps-bring-bill-to-ban-late-abortions-for-cleft-lip-cleft-palate-and-club-foot "MPs bring bill to ban late abortions for cleft lip, cleft palate and clubfoot,"] ''[[The Guardian]]'', 2020.</ref> Some political opponents contend this practice amounts to [[eugenics]] based on cosmetic defects rather than practical definitions of a [[disability]].<ref>{{Cite news | vauthors = Allison R |date=2003-12-02 |title=Does a cleft palate justify an abortion? Curate wins right to challenge doctors |url= https://www.theguardian.com/society/2003/dec/02/health.medicineandhealth |access-date=2024-09-13 |work=The Guardian |language=en-GB |issn=0261-3077}}</ref>