They could use this information to charge much higher premiums to certain individuals, making insurance unaffordable to some. If mandatory screening isn't allowed they could also raise all prices and then offer lower prices to those who agreed to genetic screening. This would allow them to forego mandatory screening, while still achieving the same results. A third major area of concern is social discrimination. It was not very long ago when Nazi Germany discriminated against the mentally ill and handicapped.
Test can now determine genetic problems before a child is born.
We are able to test for genetic problems in the developing fetus or embryo. This knowledge will cause many tough decisions for the parents of that child. Of course the information could be very beneficial by allowing for treatment to the fetus to prevent or lessen the problem. The information could however lead to an increase in the number of selective abortions. This idea of increased selective abortion is very likely.