In France, since January 2020, laboratories have started to make available genome-wide
Non-Invasive Prenatal Testing (GW-NIPT) beyond the three common trisomies (T21, T13 …

On July 2021, the UK High Court of Justice heard the Case CO/2066/2020 on the
application of Heidi Crowter who lives with Down's syndrome, and Máire Lea-Wilson whose …

There has been intense debate within the autistic and autism communities about the use of
autism biobanks–repositories containing biological and phenotypic materials–and of …

Abstract The 'expressivist objection'(EO) refers to the notion that using reproductive (genetic)
technologies to prevent the birth of future would‐be disabled people contain, and express, a …

In this article, we discuss the radical uncertainties unleashed by expanded prenatal
genetics. We show how we are now routinely screening fetuses in the absence of two …

Abortion has been at the center of the anthropological examination of body politics,
contributing to the theories of bodily integrity, autonomy, entitlement, claims, choice, consent …

Down's syndrome (DS) occupies a curious position in the public imaginary in the United
Kingdom (UK). There is a growing public, and positive, presence of people with DS in …

This comprehensive volume covers all aspects of the revolution in prenatal diagnosis
brought about by the introduction of non-invasive prenatal testing (NIPT), which primarily …

Spanien ist der europäische Leader im Bereich der Reproduktionsmedizin. Die liberale
Gesetzge-bung und die grosse Anzahl privater Reproduktionskliniken zieht eine stetig …

The efforts of the last 70 years have dramatically improved prenatal diagnosis particularly
after the recent development of the technique based on cell-free DNA in maternal blood …