Ethical challenges in providing noninvasive prenatal diagnosis

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PURPOSE OF REVIEW: Noninvasive prenatal diagnosis (NIPD) can potentially allow early detection of fetal genetic disorders, sex, other nonmedical traits, and paternity. We review ethical concerns associated with the imminent introduction of this testing. RECENT FINDINGS: There has been inadequate scientific and medical review of some NIPD tests under development or already available as direct-to-consumer products....

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