Fetal information as shared information: using NIPT to test for adult-onset conditions

H Bowman-Smart, M Taylor-Sands - Monash Bioethics Review, 2021 - Springer
The possibilities of non-invasive prenatal testing (NIPT) are expanding, and the use of NIPT
for adult-onset conditions may become widely available in the near future. If parents use …

For your interest? The ethical acceptability of using non‐invasive prenatal testing to test 'purely for information'

Z Deans, AJ Clarke, AJ Newson - Bioethics, 2015 - Wiley Online Library
Non‐invasive prenatal testing (NIPT) is an emerging form of prenatal genetic testing that
provides information about the genetic constitution of a foetus without the risk of pregnancy …

Physician liability and non-invasive prenatal testing

M Toews, T Caulfield - Journal of obstetrics and gynaecology Canada, 2014 - Elsevier
Although non-invasive prenatal testing (NIPT) marks a notable development in the field of
prenatal genetic testing, there are some physician liability considerations raised by this …

[HTML][HTML] Qualifying choice: ethical reflection on the scope of prenatal screening

G Stapleton - Medicine, Health Care and Philosophy, 2017 - Springer
In the near future developments in non-invasive prenatal testing (NIPT) may soon provide
couples with the opportunity to test for and diagnose a much broader range of heritable and …

Hoping someday never comes: deferring ethical thinking about noninvasive prenatal testing

J Mozersky - AJOB Empirical Bioethics, 2015 - Taylor & Francis
Background: Noninvasive prenatal testing (NIPT) is a new prenatal screening technology
that became commercially available in the United States in 2011. NIPT's increased accuracy …

Delineating the scope of NIPT: Ethics meets practice

EM Bunnik - The American Journal of Bioethics, 2022 - Taylor & Francis
As noninvasive prenatal testing (NIPT) is being implemented as a first-trimester prenatal
screening modality in healthcare systems around the world, it raises ethical concerns. In …

Expanded Non-invasive Prenatal Testing (NIPT) Can the Child's Right to an Open Future Help Set the Scope?

Z Claesen, N Crombag, L Henneman… - Journal of Bioethical …, 2023 - Springer
Expanded non-invasive prenatal testing (NIPT) has provoked ethical concerns about its
justifiable scope. In this paper, we evaluate the role of the child's right to an open future in …

[HTML][HTML] It's more than a blood test: patients' perspectives on noninvasive prenatal testing

RM Farrell, MB Mercer, PK Agatisa, MB Smith… - Journal of Clinical …, 2014 - mdpi.com
Noninvasive prenatal testing (NIPT) offers pregnant women a new risk assessment tool for
fetal aneuploidy that is superior to conventional screening tests. We conducted focus groups …

[HTML][HTML] Non-invasive prenatal testing: ethical issues explored

A De Jong, WJ Dondorp… - European Journal of …, 2010 - nature.com
This paper explores the ethical implications of introducing non-invasive prenatal diagnostic
tests (NIPD tests) in prenatal screening for foetal abnormalities. NIPD tests are easy and …

'Is it better not to know certain things?': views of women who have undergone non-invasive prenatal testing on its possible future applications

H Bowman-Smart, J Savulescu, C Mand… - Journal of medical …, 2019 - jme.bmj.com
Non-invasive prenatal testing (NIPT) is at the forefront of prenatal screening. Current uses
for NIPT include fetal sex determination and screening for chromosomal disorders such as …