Therefore, all parental choices should remain open. Genetic disorders are only a small portion of the causes of disease. Prenatal diagnosis will have no effect on the numbers of people with disabilities. Although there may be abuses, legislation that eliminated any possible abuse in genetics would also prevent innovation, and this is a much greater abuse. Knowledge, once disclosed, cannot be withdrawn.
People have tests in order to try to take control of their lives.
They felt, however, that presymptomatic testing for late-onset conditions should not be done until the child is mature enough to make an informed choice. Prenatal testing for late-onset conditions should not be done unless the mother agrees to terminate the pregnancy, because, if born, the child will have been tested without its consent. Dorothy C. Wertz, Ph.D. All material on this website is protected by copyright. GeneSage Inc. All rights reserved. This website also contains material copyrighted by third parties.