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Preimplantation genetic diagnosis and the 'new' eugenics.

1 Apr 1999

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Preimplantation genetic diagnosis (PID) is often seen as an improvement upon prenatal testing. I argue that PID may exacerbate the eugenic features of prenatal testing and make possible an expanded form of free-market eugenics. The current practice of prenatal testing is eugenic in that its aim is to reduce the numbers of people with genetic disorders. Due to social pressures and eugenic attitudes held by...

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PMID: 10226925
DOI: 10.1136/jme.25.2.176

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