Prenatal Screening: An Ethical Agenda for the Near Future

Prenatal screening for foetal abnormalities such as Down's syndrome differs from other forms of population screening in that the usual aim of achieving health gains through treatment or prevention does not seem to apply. This type of screening leads to no other options but the choice between co...

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Authors: Jong, Antina de (Author) ; Wert, Guido M. W. R. de (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Wiley-Blackwell [2015]
In: Bioethics
Year: 2015, Volume: 29, Issue: 1, Pages: 46-55
IxTheo Classification:NCB Personal ethics
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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