Eugene Kim Ms. Kim 7th Grade 7/3/2023 Is Prenatal Screening Ethical The function of prenatal screening is to check if the baby has certain birth effects, such as Down syndrome (a genetic disorder that makes the baby come out disabled or with a lower IQ than average people). Prenatal screening is also used to determine the gender of the baby. They get the information by performing blood pressure, urine, and blood tests. Even though prenatal screening has many great features, it is essentially chosen to be used unethically. There are many negative and positive sides to prenatal screening, but most of them are negative. A couple of the positive reasons are that you can check if the baby is a boy or girl, prepare a name, know what to do when the baby comes out, and maybe even prepare gifts. If the parents took prenatal screening and were prepared for the baby to have disabilities, Then the parents could arrange things for the baby's disabilities. Sadly, most parents abort their babies when they know their baby will have a disability. …show more content…
Based on the facts the parents receive from prenatal screening, many people are not prepared for babies with bad conditions or a certain gender. In the United States, 67 percent of people decide to abort their babies when they know they have Down syndrome through prenatal screening. A couple more downsides to prenatal screening, even for people who think it is ethical, are that it is not 100% accurate and that prenatal screening itself can also harm the