TY - JOUR
T1 - Advances in prenatal screening: the ethical dimension
AU - de Jong, Antina
AU - Dondorp, Wybo J.
AU - Frints, Suzanna G. M.
AU - de Die-Smulders, Christine E. M.
AU - de Wert, Guido M. W. R.
PY - 2011/9
Y1 - 2011/9
N2 - Prenatal screening strategies are undergoing rapid changes owing to the introduction of new testing techniques. The overall tendency is towards broadening the scope of prenatal testing through increasingly sensitive ultrasound scans and genome-wide molecular tests. In addition, non-invasive prenatal diagnosis is likely to be introduced in the near future. These developments raise important ethical questions concerning meaningful reproductive choice, the autonomy rights of future children, equity of access and the proportionality of testing.
AB - Prenatal screening strategies are undergoing rapid changes owing to the introduction of new testing techniques. The overall tendency is towards broadening the scope of prenatal testing through increasingly sensitive ultrasound scans and genome-wide molecular tests. In addition, non-invasive prenatal diagnosis is likely to be introduced in the near future. These developments raise important ethical questions concerning meaningful reproductive choice, the autonomy rights of future children, equity of access and the proportionality of testing.
U2 - 10.1038/nrg3036
DO - 10.1038/nrg3036
M3 - Article
C2 - 21850045
SN - 1471-0056
VL - 12
SP - 657
EP - 663
JO - Nature Reviews Genetics
JF - Nature Reviews Genetics
IS - 9
ER -