The obstetrician's view: ethical and societal implications of non-invasive prenatal diagnosis

We believe non‐invasive prenatal diagnosis is about to have a massive impact on the way fetal medicine is practised. There will be many great advantages and improvements, but the technology also has the potential to be used for non‐medical reasons such as sex selection and paternity testing. We disc...

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Published in:Prenatal diagnosis 2006-07, Vol.26 (7), p.631-634
Main Authors: Smith, Richard P., Lombaard, Hennie, Soothill, Peter W.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
DNA - analysis
Erythroblastosis, Fetal - diagnosis
ethics
Female
Free fetal DNA
Humans
non-invasive prenatal diagnosis
Obstetrics - ethics
Paternity
Pregnancy
Prenatal Diagnosis - ethics
Prenatal Diagnosis - methods
Reproductive Rights
Sex Determination Analysis - ethics
Sex Determination Analysis - methods
Sex Preselection - ethics
Sex Preselection - methods
sex selection
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Summary:We believe non‐invasive prenatal diagnosis is about to have a massive impact on the way fetal medicine is practised. There will be many great advantages and improvements, but the technology also has the potential to be used for non‐medical reasons such as sex selection and paternity testing. We discuss some of the issues that may face obstetricians in the future as a result of this emerging technology. Copyright © 2006 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.
ISSN:0197-3851
1097-0223
DOI:10.1002/pd.1476