For your interest? The ethical acceptability of using non-invasive prenatal testing to test 'purely for information'.

Abstract:

:Non-invasive prenatal testing (NIPT) is an emerging form of prenatal genetic testing that provides information about the genetic constitution of a foetus without the risk of pregnancy loss as a direct result of the test procedure. As with other prenatal tests, information from NIPT can help to make a decision about termination of pregnancy, plan contingencies for birth or prepare parents to raise a child with a genetic condition. NIPT can also be used by women and couples to test purely 'for information'. Here, no particular action is envisaged following the test; it is motivated entirely by an interest in the result. The fact that NIPT can be performed without posing a risk to the pregnancy could give rise to an increase in such requests. In this paper, we examine the ethical aspects of using NIPT 'purely for information', including the competing interests of the prospective parents and the future child, and the acceptability of testing for 'frivolous' reasons. Drawing on several clinical scenarios, we claim that arguments about testing children for genetic conditions are relevant to this debate. In addition, we raise ethical concerns over the potential for objectification of the child. We conclude that, in most cases, using NIPT to test for adult-onset conditions, carrier status or non-serious traits presenting in childhood would be unacceptable.

journal_name

Bioethics

journal_title

Bioethics

authors

Deans Z,Clarke AJ,Newson AJ

doi

10.1111/bioe.12125

subject

Has Abstract

pub_date

2015-01-01 00:00:00

pages

19-25

issue

1

eissn

0269-9702

issn

1467-8519

journal_volume

29

pub_type

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