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The Pros And Cons Of Prenatal Screening

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Bioethical Opinion I think that the prenatal screening and diagnostic tests for Down syndrome are ethical if they are performed for the correct reasons. I believe that it is important for parents to be prepared to care for a child who will likely have physical and mental disabilities so the child will get the best care. The screening tests would allow parents to do research prior to the birth of their child so they can learn as much as they can about Down syndrome and discuss therapies for their child with their physician. Also, if parents do not feel that they can care for a child with Down syndrome, this would give them time to arrange an adoption. However, since I believe that all people have a right to life, it would be unethical to use the tests results to abort a child with Down syndrome. Similarly, I think that preimplantation genetic testing and screening are unethical since only unaffected embryos are implanted and other are discarded. …show more content…

However, I would not agree to the prenatal testing due to the invasiveness of the procedure and risk of miscarriage. I would also not agree to PGT since the procedure uses IVF and only healthy embryos are implanted. The methods used in PGT do not align with my views on when life begins. Most of the testing and procedures for Down syndrome only involve the women. My husband would have the option to perform genetic testing to determine if he has any genetic abnormalities that could affect our child. I would like for him to complete this testing so we could be prepared and informed of the chances of our child having a chromosomal abnormality. Also, my husband would be involved in the IVF portion of PGT if I agreed to this procedure. However, I would not want him to participate in PGT either due to the compromise of our beliefs about the right to

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We did have a full discussion with her regarding AMA issues and her risk for trisomy 21 as well as aneuploidy at term based on age alone. The fact that the ultrasound was completely negative decreases this risk somewhat. We did discuss various genetic testing options including amniocentesis with its risks and complications and pros and cons versus noninvasive prenatal testing (NIPT) with its benefits and limitations versus a quad screen. The patient was not interested in any further genetic testing or screening and therefore this was declined. She was told that if she changed her mind the quad screen should be performed this week based on her gestational age and that we would prefer to perform the amniocentesis in the next 2 weeks if possible again be cause of her gestational age.

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Lastly, I will argue that eugenics and the fundamental reasoning behind the pre-implantation genetic diagnosis' Procreative beneficence' are not morally permissible. Explanation Of The Article Lenz and Carmi's article discusses

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Side one, being unethical, is backed and argued by those who believe that the fetus has moral values just like the rest of us and ignores the good that could come of it. Side two, being ethical, is backed and argued by those who believe that an aborted embryo is just a clump of cells and that it should not be wasted. Although stem cell research on aborted babies may seem unethical, the possible scientific advancements are sometimes ignored. Let us begin with side one, unethical. According to the fact that

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Regardless of the improvements that have been made there is still a risk of miscarriages as a result. This risk factors can be contributed to the invasiveness of the procedure as well as the time during the pregnancy at which it is performed. The later the genetic testing is performed, the more developed the unborn child is and the later the possible abortion would take place. The two most common forms of testing are ¨amniocentesis or chorionic villus sampling¨ (Rebouché and Rothenberg 989). Both of these tests ¨[require] extracting cells from the fetus in utero, either through the mother 's abdomen or vagina¨ (Rebouché and Rothenberg 989).

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After all, genetic screening can reduce the baby's chances of being born with several significant diseases like Down

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Purdy, however, states that some couples should not reproduce due to the high risk that they will have a baby with a genetic disease that could greatly reduce the child’s quality of life (her example was children born with Huntington’s disease)(Purdy, p. 539). She goes on to say that it may be considered immoral to conceive children when there is a large risk that the child will have a genetic disease that will greatly decrease the child’s quality of life, regardless if they want to use prenatal genetic testing or not. Kass on the other hand states the problem with this is technology is that it makes the statement that “defectives should not be born”

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There are many genetic screenings that can be done in the first and second trimester to check for risks, but they still have their positive and negative effects including: false negative tests, ethical and legal concerns. Speaking about this, genetic screening is a type of medical test that identifies changes in chromosomes, genes, or proteins (What is Genetic Testing, 2016). Genetic screening can also can also confirm rather or not the baby will be getting the suspected genetic condition, or the chance of developing or passing a genetic disorder (What is Genetic Testing, 2016). Genetic screening is completely voluntary and has many emotional aspects that can develop behind it. Along with rather or not you think the screening would be a good or bad thing, but there are genetic counselors that can provide

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Not only is putting down a child unethical, but it also is a violation of the 14th amendment. Pro-life incorporates the rights of the mother and her choice of whether she wants to keep the child or not. Not every pregnant woman is able to provide for a child due to finances, relationship stability, age, living conditions or various other factors and so she may choose to have an abortion. This is the mother looking out for the wellbeing of the child and his/her future. Electing to have an abortion is not an easy decision for any expecting mother.

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As Von Sydow said in A life in need of “neither protection nor preservation”, “One mother’s greatest fear is that her child with Down ’s syndrome will be left alone with no one to look after him or her when the mother dies. Another mother says openly, according to Bard, that she wants to outlive her son with Down’s syndrome for just one day, so she can know a single day in freedom.” (2014). The key point of the article is that euthanasia is being used for children with Down’s syndrome who are thought to be the ones suffering; however it is in fact the parents who are suffering.

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In most of the cases, women pay attention to doctor’s recommendations, they also can notice the non-verbal signs [2]. Truog (1996) consider that “an informed choice can be made if women receive all the information relevant to the decision to undergo or forgo the test and feel free of coercion or persuasion” [7]. The decision to give birth to a child, who have disabilities is depends on socio-economic status of family. It is especially difficult for the families with unsufficient economic and emotional status. However, even families with high income may have difficulties with such decision due to fraud of society opinion [8].

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That seems to be the best option in any other case, because you should allow the child a right to life. I really do not see this debate ever getting anywhere because there is so much support from both sides of the debate. I don’t think that we will ever come to a conclusion that is able to satisfy both sides of the

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