Prenatal Genetic Testing and the Risk of Abortion

The Reproduction Revolution

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July 18, 1998

Martha Newsome, DDS

Issues:

Reproductive Ethics

Tags:

Pediatric Ethics

Genetic Testing/Screening

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Prenatal genetic screening may cause more risk than hope for genetically abnormal children when abortion but not therapy is available.

Keywords:

Reproduction and sexuality - Abortion: Medical-social issues; Prenatal diagnosis; Genetics - Genetic counseling/genetic screening/genetic testing