This article examines the conceptual claim that prenatal genetic testing, given the option to
abort disabled fetuses, discriminates against the disabled. The claim is examined in the …

Prenatal diagnostic (PND) testing during the early months of pregnancy are increasingly
employed to screen for a range of genetic diseases. A test result indicating the child has a …

The issue of prenatal testing and selective abortion has never received open public
appraisal. This is somewhat regrettable. The interest in this area, however, is rapidly …

The recent dialogue on abortion, largely implicating the life of the child-to-be, has been a
fiery one—but little has been said about possible effects on the living, an oft overlooked …

Two developments in the 1970s and 1980s led to a striking contrast in public attitudes and
policies toward having children with disabilities. On the one hand, the more routine …

Two developments in the 1970s and 1980s led to a striking contrast in public attitudes and
policies toward having children with disabilities. On the one hand, the more routine …

This chapter gives a nuanced treatment of the practice of prenatal genetic testing. Dietz
reshapes the conversation around prenatal genetic testing, which is typically framed in terms …

Many predict that our new understanding of human genetics will soon lead to the
development of new treatments and cures for genetic diseases and disabilities. At the …

This article will review reasons why it is argued that the law on abortion on the grounds of
disability is discriminatory, as well as recent unsuccessful attempts to address this …