Background Prenatal screening technology has consistently raised concerns regarding the
conversations and information provided about disabilities, particularly given that research …

First mapping the main ethical issues surrounding prenatal testing, we then analyze which
concerns are specific to non-invasive methods. Presupposing the privatization premise for …

The common liberal understanding of reproductive autonomy–characterized by free choice
and a principle of non-interference–serves as a useful way to analyse the normative appeal …

Dive et al. argue to limit the scope, scale, and quantity of results in genomic screening
programs at the population level. Their analysis offers two interrelated reasons for this …

Noninvasive prenatal testing (NIPT) has rapidly expanded in both utilization and scope
since it became available in 2011. While NIPT screens for a limited number of chromosomal …

Medical dramas offer unique insights into the way popular media makes sense of genetic
technology and the ethics of its applications. In this paper we evaluate the contrasting …

Genomic testing in prenatal care is rapidly advancing and it is now possible to obtain an
entire fetal genome via a blood test administered in early pregnancy. In the pursuit of …

When my son was born with Down syndrome in 2000, I was 23 years old and had just
started my first job out of college. The delivery was difficult, and he was whisked away to the …

Noninvasive prenatal testing (NIPT1) is a maternal blood test utilized to screen for different
genetic disabilities and other characteristics of the fetus, like sex. NIPT analyzes circulating …

Background: For nearly twenty years, research studies have demonstrated that the majority
of pregnant patients do not receive the information and support they need when learning …