Ein gesundes Kind um jeden Preis?

Abstract

This article evaluates the various arguments in favour of a restricted use of PG D in certain cases with the aim of judging the moral acceptability of PGD as a whole. In particular, it asks: whether PGD is no more than an earlier application of prenatal diagnosis; whether there is a danger that the restriction to certain cases will weaken in the future; whether, as the Embryo Protecction Act demandss, only non-totipotent cells are used in PGD; whether and how PGD strengthens the parent’s freedom of choice; whether the duty to prevent human suffering is a reason to employ PGD; and whether the sceptical attitude against PGD leads researchers into a moral dilemma.