Prenatal Screening: Current Practice, New Developments, Ethical Challenges

Prenatal screening pathways, as nowadays offered in most Western countries consist of similar tests. First, a risk-assessment test for major aneuploides is offered to pregnant women. In case of an increased risk, invasive diagnostic tests, entailing a miscarriage risk, are offered. For decades, only...

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Authors: Jong, Antina de (Author) ; Lith, Jan M. M. van (Author) ; Maya, Idit (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Wiley-Blackwell [2015]
In: Bioethics
Year: 2015, Volume: 29, Issue: 1, Pages: 1-8
IxTheo Classification:NCH Medical ethics
Further subjects:B Informed Consent
B reproductive autonomy
B ethical issues
B prenatal screening
B Noninvasive prenatal testing
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