TY  - JOUR
AU  - Heinrichs, Bert
TI  - Moral ambivalence. A comment on non-invasive prenatal testing from an ethical perspective
JO  - Journal of perinatal medicine
VL  - 49
IS  - 8
SN  - 0300-5577
CY  - Berlin [u.a.]
PB  - de Gruyter
M1  - FZJ-2021-02371
SP  - 949–952
PY  - 2021
AB  - BackgroundNon-invasive prenatal testing (NIPT) has been available for almost 10 years. In many countries the test attracted considerable criticism from the start. While most critical comments in this context deal with the (alleged) problem of eugenic selection, I will concentrate on a somewhat broader issue.ContentI will argue that NIPT clearly has the potential to increase reproductive autonomy and benefit expectant parents. However, NIPT can also put people in a situation that is morally overwhelming for them and from which there is no easy way out. In this sense, such tests can have a dilemma-generating effect.Summary and OutlookI will conclude that this can be adequately described by the term “moral ambivalence”.
LB  - PUB:(DE-HGF)16
C6  - pmid:34022124
UR  - <Go to ISI:>//WOS:000708079600004
DO  - DOI:10.1515/jpm-2021-0194
UR  - https://juser.fz-juelich.de/record/892831
ER  -