Perinatal palliative and hospice care (hereafter, perinatal hospice) is a novel approach to addressing a family’s varied needs following an adverse in utero diagnosis. Christian defenses of perinatal hospice tend to focus on its role as an ethical alternative to abortion. Although these analyses are important, they do not provide adequate grounds to characterize the wide range of goods realized through this compassionate form of care. This essay draws on an analysis of the Christian virtue of humility to highlight the ways a Christian virtue-based defense of perinatal hospice can account for these goods. I argue that humility can play an important facilitating role in helping Christian physicians to meet the needs of families in profoundly difficult circumstances.

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基督徒的谦卑和围产期临终关怀的好处

围产期姑息治疗和临终关怀（以下简称围产期临终关怀）是一种解决家庭在子宫内诊断不良后的各种需求的新方法。基督教对围产期临终关怀的辩护往往集中在其作为堕胎的道德替代品的作用。尽管这些分析很重要，但它们并没有提供足够的理由来描述通过这种富有同情心的护理形式实现的广泛商品。本文通过对基督教谦逊美德的分析，强调以基督教美德为基础的围产期临终关怀辩护可以解释这些商品的方式。我认为谦卑可以在帮助基督徒医生在极度困难的情况下满足家庭的需要方面发挥重要的促进作用。