Prenatal genetic testing and discrimination against the disabled: A conceptual analysis

Monash Bioethics Review 18 (4):11-22 (1999)
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This article examines the conceptual claim that prenatal genetic testing, given the option to abort disabled fetuses, discriminates against the disabled. The claim is examined in the context of both external quality of life judgments and women’s competing interests in and right to reproductive freedom. The conceptual claim to discrimination fails in both contexts if moral standing is not attributed to the fetus.

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Prenatal diagnosis and discrimination against the disabled.L. Gillam - 1999 - Journal of Medical Ethics 25 (2):163-171.
Does Prenatal Diagnosis Discriminate Against the Disabled?H. Houghton - forthcoming - Ethical Issues in Prenatal Diagnosis and the Termination of Pregnancy.

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