Although I self-identify as pro-choice, I do believe certain instances of abortion can be
classified as, in Judith Jarvis Thomson's words, indecent. This paper explores one such …

It is widely thought that abortion on the grounds of fetal abnormality is morally justified. More
controversially, Peter Singer has argued that some infants with severe disabilities ought to …

Research shows that a high majority of parents receiving prenatal diagnosis of intellectual
disability terminate pregnancy. They have reasons for rejecting a child with intellectual …

The morality of abortion is a particularly contentious issue, and the morality of abortion on
the basis of a risk of disability is no less so—in fact, it raises all the same moral issues as …

This paper investigates the concept of wrongful disability. That concept suggests that
parents are morally obligated to prevent the genetic transmission of certain conditions and …

This paper argues that the central issue in the abortion debate has not changed since 1967
when the English parliament enacted the Abortion Act. That central issue concerns the moral …

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 …

As the ease of prenatal genetic testing increases alongside an increase in the number and
variety of conditions testable, so does the general view, both in medical and social …

This chapter gives an overview of wrongful birth, which aims to recognize civil 'wrongs' that
have occurred due to negligence that can be traced to the defendant's action or inaction …

A fascinating criticism of abortion occasioned by prenatal diagnosis of potentially disabling
traits is that the complex of test-and-abortion sends a morally disparaging message to …