Health

Is it ethical to use genetic testing to predict diseases before birth?

For

It helps families prepare and make decisions early.

Against

It could lead to discrimination or pressure to choose abortion.

Anonymous excerpts, translated where noted.

For

  • Free education on the risk with a geneticists would be a reasonable starting point that can remain neutral and informational.
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  • it is the responsibility of the prospective parents to get screened for such disorders, especially if they have family history.
    RedditOriginal language: English

Against

  • If the conditions present are genetic in nature, and the patient chooses to abort the fetus, would this be akin to eugenics?
    RedditOriginal language: English
  • Testing fetuses for severe anomalies is a form of eugenics.
    RedditOriginal language: English
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