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    45 CFR Sec. 46.206

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    Title 45
    SUBTITLE A
    PART 46
    Subpart B

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    Sec. 46.206 General limitations.

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      (a) No activity to which this subpart is applicable may be
    undertaken unless:
      (1) Appropriate studies on animals and nonpregnant individuals
    have been completed;
      (2) Except where the purpose of the activity is to meet the
    health needs of the mother or the particular fetus, the risk to the
    fetus is minimal and, in all cases, is the least possible risk for
    achieving the objectives of the activity.
      (3) Individuals engaged in the activity will have no part in: (i)
    Any decisions as to the timing, method, and procedures used to
    terminate the pregnancy, and (ii) determining the viability of the
    fetus at the termination of the pregnancy; and
      (4) No procedural changes which may cause greater than minimal
    risk to the fetus or the pregnant woman will be introduced into the
    procedure for terminating the pregnancy solely in the interest of
    the activity.
      (b) No inducements, monetary or otherwise, may be offered to
    terminate pregnancy for purposes of the activity.
    (40 FR 33528, Aug. 8, 1975, as amended at 40 FR 51638, Nov. 6,
    1975)