| Original language | English |
|---|---|
| Title of host publication | Encyclopedia of Global Bioethics |
| Editors | Henk ten Have |
| Place of Publication | Cham |
| Publisher | Springer Verlag |
| Pages | 1-8 |
| Number of pages | 8 |
| ISBN (Print) | 9783319055442 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - 2015 |
| Externally published | Yes |
Abstract (may include machine translation)
This entry focuses on the ethical issues of prenatal genetic screening. Genetic screening is a generic term that refers to a set of diagnostic techniques for sample collection and analysis with the aim of detecting fetal anomalies in utero. These different methods will be briefly described and assessed in terms of their ethical aspects. As one of the basic outcomes of prenatal screening is to offer parents a termination of pregnancy in case of a diseased fetus, and also because the sociocultural consequences of prenatal diagnostic technologies are highly controversial, the entry also briefly touches upon debates that relate to disability rights, eugenics, and geneticization.