PP217 Lecture Notes - Lecture 8: Preimplantation Genetic Diagnosis, Selective Reduction, Prenatal Diagnosis

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Selective Abortion
1.
Pre-Implantation genetic diagnosis
In vitro fertilization (IVF)- combining egg and sperm outside of the
woman
Pre-implantation genetic diagnosis is performed by removing a cell
from an embryo before implantation to test for genetic
abnormalities
2.
Selective reduction
Selective termination- terminating some, but not all fetuses in a
multiple pregnancy, also called selective reduction
3.
Prenatal Diagnosis
Technology allows us to know if the child will have down syndrome,
diseases, etc
Arguments on Screening
1.
Illusory Choice
Lippman argues that 'despite professional guidelines to the
contrary, ultrasounds are performed on almost every pregnant
woman'
2.
Disability is socially constructed
Description 1: we can say the pregnancy malfunctioned, as the body
should have 'naturally selected' the fetus for abortion
Description 2: society has failed because it cannot accommodate
the disabled
3.
Serious genetic disorders
Some diseases would seriously decrease someone's quality of life
(Huntingtons)
4.
Expressivist argument
If you choose to terminate a pregnancy based on the result of a
prenatal diagnosis, you're saying you value the absence of
abnormality over all and any other characteristics- Malek
Prenatal Screening & Selective Abortion
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