Prenatal Testing Case Study

False positive prenatal testing results lead to hundreds of thousands of abortions each year; even when the baby is healthy. Lastly the society often presumes that people with genetic disorders could not get a job and fulfill their lives, however from Waterloo’s 10 year research; it is clear that they could get a job and graduate from high school and fulfill their lives just like everybody else. It is time for the society to stop performing prenatal testing. Further, change and accept people with genetic disorders, because all humans are born

Many people have a negative outlook on prenatal genetic testing but that is because they are not educated on the goals

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In Improvements in Prenatal Genetic Testing Raise Ethnic Issues, R. J. Crayton produced an article about prenatal testing and whether or not parents should be allowed to have these tests done. First the situation of a high risk baby who will have a disability or defect after birth, so the parents decide to abort the child is being viewed as an inequality to the disabled community. Secondly, certain adoptions are put on hold since the biological parents chose to not carry the unborn child through the entire pregnancy, however, the surrogate mother wants to carry the child through the entire term. Lastly, research shows that the results can be a false positive, so unintentionally the parents decide not to keep the unknown, but healthy baby.

The status of abortion is one that will always be argued amongst the pro-life community and the pro-choice community. Abortion is the deliberate termination of a human pregnancy, most often performed during the first 28 weeks. (Dictionary) Jane and John are two accomplished individuals who put their careers ahead of having children. When Jane became pregnant they discovered that the baby had Down syndrome (Down syndrome is a genetic disorder that causes lifelong mental retardation, developmental delays and other problems. Down syndrome varies in severity, so developmental problems range from moderate to serious.) (Staff) They did not want have a disabled child, so they decide to abort. In this essay I will argue that it is morally wrong for Jane to have an abortion. Firstly I will present the “extreme” conservative argument to support my view, secondly I will consider one objection to my argument and finally I will provide a response to the objection.

Within his paper, Implications of Prenatal a Diagnosis for the Human Right to Life, Leo R. Kass ventures into the reasoning and consequences behind abortion due to genetic defects. The paper begins with the need for justification as to whether abortion is chosen or not. No matter what the decision there will always be an expectation for a given answer, whether a woman chooses abortion or not society will almost as if require reasoning behind the decision. Despite the opinions and differences between people, the expectation of reasoning remains constant. Not only does Kass explain that there is a need for justification, he also provides specific justifications commonly used and defended. Although it has been extensively proven that abortion cannot be justified by claiming that the fetus is merely a part

Prenatal testing is used to help understand the health and state of an unborn child concerning any birth defects or any other health concerns to help families prepare for the child before it is born. Many physicians and families use prenatal testing in order to help determine whether or not a mother will want to continue with a pregnancy if there is “fetal impairment (that) is detected” (1650). This would then allow for the mother to make a selective abortion. While some information is helpful concerning the health state of the unborn child, there needs to be a distinction between acute injury and chronic disability. However, Asch reiterates that the terms “such as ‘heath,’ ‘normality,’ and ‘disability,’ are not clear” terms and that they vary

Gross, S., & McKanna, T. (2015). The evolution of prenatal genetic testing. MLO: Medical Laboratory Observer, 47(5), 14. Retried from

A major challenge to genetic testing is the possible psychological impact a positive result can have for a patient. A patient may feel depression, or anxiety about the result (Garg, & Roth, 2015). It is important to ensure patient understand the meaning of a positive result and the potential

The previous articles show the complexity of the issues surround prenatal screening techniques such as amniocentesis. Such medical procedures can pose potential risks to the mother’s health, and the health of the fetus. Additionally, ethical dilemmas can be raised over the idea of aborting a pregnancy which will likely result in a child with a deformity or abnormality. At the same time, amniocentesis provides parents with the ability to prepare for certain outcomes in the pregnancy, and can also help to avoid the traumatic, and emotional impact parents experience when a child is born with unexpected birth

“I don’t care if it’s a boy or girl. I just want a healthy baby.” Advancements in technology allow parents to learn more than ever about their baby in utero such as the sex, developmental milestones and potentially any congenital defects. A new parents’ greatest fear is that their baby will be sick or struggle to survive; if parents were able to know their child would be born with a condition that would keep them from leading a typical life, should they be able to terminate? Having a disability or congenital birth defect does not mean the same thing for our youth as it did ten, twenty, or even fifty years ago. The same advancements in technology and science that allow us to learn more in utero have enabled us to understand genetic conditions

In some instances, the fetus may die before birth or be extremely underdeveloped. These nonviable pregnancies may require an induced abortion in order to prevent the parent from carrying to term and giving birth to a stillborn child, which is associated with high risks of developing depression and post-traumatic stress (Kelly and Trinidad), or a child who will die within the first days of life. One woman reported that she had an eighty percent chance of miscarriage after it was discovered that her fetus had severe genetic abnormalities, and, if she had carried out her pregnancy, it was likely that the child would not have survived long. She wrote that “we decided to terminate. … Even though I know we made the right choice, I am still filled

I believe that prenatal screening is essential to life. Although a prenatal screening can not diagnose what a baby will have later on in life, it can diagnose what it has now. There is nothing wrong with wanting to know whether or not your baby will be born healthy or not. In our world today, raising a baby with health difficulties is hard. It is a lot of extra patient, time, money, and stress. It's hard for a family to just give up their personal unborn child, but it reality you have to take up challenges you can handle. I don't think it is fair to force a family to have a baby with health difficulties, when they know they are not capable of taking care of he or she. This can lead to the death of a child in a non abortion sense as well as sickness in the caregivers. If a caregiver is not capable of providing care for the child, they are going to be under a lot of mental stress and/or depression which is very unhealthy. I personally agree with the idea that you know yourself better than anyone else. A mother knows what she needs to do when she finds out whether her baby is healthy or whether it is not. I think prenatal screening is useful and should be left up to the mother to decide the outcome of her baby or in other terms express the phrase “it is good(and justified) that you

The periodical Introduced non-invasive prenatal testing (NIPT), this new technique allows diagnosing potential genetic defect at an early stage of fetus's development. The problems with misdiagnosis using NIPT, forces abortion, reduce or terminate research on treatment for genetic diseases arose as the result. The population diverts view on the positive and negative side of

I personally believe that prenatal testing should not be mandatory. Every couple should be entitled to make their own decision whether they want to do it or not. While doctors mean well by performing these test, we need to remember that there is a possibility of receiving abnormal results which can lead to a lot of anxiety on mothers or even worse termination of healthy pregnancies (First Trimester Screen, 2016) .