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Moral ambivalence. A comment on non-invasive prenatal testing from an ethical perspective

Published:2021-05-24 Issue:8 Volume:49 Page:949-952
ISSN:0300-5577
Container-title:Journal of Perinatal Medicine
language:en
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Author:

Heinrichs Bert¹²^ORCID

Affiliation:

1. Institute of Science and Ethics (IWE), University of Bonn , Bonner Talweg 57, 53113 Bonn , Germany

2. Institute of Neuroscience and Medicine, Ethics in the Neurosciences (INM-8) , Forschungszentrum Jülich, 52425 Jülich , Germany

Abstract

Abstract Background Non-invasive prenatal testing (NIPT) has been available for almost 10 years. In many countries the test attracted considerable criticism from the start. While most critical comments in this context deal with the (alleged) problem of eugenic selection, I will concentrate on a somewhat broader issue. Content I will argue that NIPT clearly has the potential to increase reproductive autonomy and benefit expectant parents. However, NIPT can also put people in a situation that is morally overwhelming for them and from which there is no easy way out. In this sense, such tests can have a dilemma-generating effect. Summary and Outlook I will conclude that this can be adequately described by the term “moral ambivalence”.

Publisher

Walter de Gruyter GmbH

Subject

Obstetrics and Gynecology,Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health

Link

https://www.degruyter.com/document/doi/10.1515/jpm-2021-0194/pdf

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