Cristián G Rodríguez, Mahesh Choolani, Sebastián E Illanes
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Abstract
Objective: To study variation in moral attitudes toward selective abortion in cases of prenatal diagnosis of a disability in the general population.
Methods: 926 participants completed a survey in which they expressed their moral views regarding a person's decision to have an abortion following a prenatal diagnosis of a disability.
Results: people morally endorsed selective abortion over the control condition (no diagnosis of disability); diagnoses of motor disability and sensorial disabilities were associated with stronger support for selective abortion; variations in prognoses about the expected social relationality and physical pain did not alter substantially the moral acceptance of selective abortion.
Conclusions: people view selective abortion after a prenatal diagnosis of a disability as more morally acceptable than abortion without a diagnosis; however, predicting future impairments does not appear to influence support for pregnancy termination.
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Prenatal Diagnosis welcomes submissions in all aspects of prenatal diagnosis with a particular focus on areas in which molecular biology and genetics interface with prenatal care and therapy, encompassing: all aspects of fetal imaging, including sonography and magnetic resonance imaging; prenatal cytogenetics, including molecular studies and array CGH; prenatal screening studies; fetal cells and cell-free nucleic acids in maternal blood and other fluids; preimplantation genetic diagnosis (PGD); prenatal diagnosis of single gene disorders, including metabolic disorders; fetal therapy; fetal and placental development and pathology; development and evaluation of laboratory services for prenatal diagnosis; psychosocial, legal, ethical and economic aspects of prenatal diagnosis; prenatal genetic counseling
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