Reason-Based Abortion Bans, Disability Rights, and the Future of Prenatal Genetic Testing.

Am J Law Med

Department of Bioethics and National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI), National Institute of Health, Bethesda, MD, USA.

Published: July 2022

Recent advances in prenatal genetic testing have made testing for congenital disorders more accessible, with emerging technologies promising further expansion of available testing options. In particular, non-invasive prenatal testing ("NIPT") has allowed women to identify more fetal disorders earlier in pregnancy than was possible only a decade ago. In addition to allowing women to prepare for the birth of a child with a disability, prenatal diagnoses give women the ability to terminate a pregnancy to avoid raising a child with a disability, a choice driven by myriad factors.

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http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/amj.2022.21DOI Listing

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