BMJ 2006;333 (18 November), doi:10.1136/bmj.333.7577.0-c
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Prenatal genetic testing for parents who won't terminate
Parents who intend to continue with the pregnancy but nevertheless request antenatal genetic testing raise difficult issues for clinicians. In an ethical debate (doi: 10.1136/bmj.38950.645799.55) two authors take opposing stances on prenatal testing for Huntington's disease—an untreatable condition with adult onset—if parents have decided against a termination. One author argues for testing to spare parents and child from uncertainty, whereas the other argues against testing so that parents are spared the responsibility of deciding when to tell the child.
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