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1.1.1. Prediction before birth 1.1.1.1. “To be born or not to be born”, “Not to be born at all is best..." (chorus of Oedipus at Colonus)
ОглавлениеUsing prenatal diagnoses, doctors and parents can now predict the appearance of diseases and deficiencies (trisomy, cystic fibrosis, etc.); it is even more complex for the birth of a second child when the first child has one of these types of hereditary disease. We can see the risks of eugenics.
Even in the case of normal development, the choice of a child’s sex has led to disparities in some countries. Are we going to go as far as selective pairing of parents based on their DNA?
Two strategies are currently available to parents in the case of a proven hereditary risk: to modify the embryo through biotechnology or to medically terminate the pregnancy. Both can pose moral or ethical dilemmas for the parents. This theme will be taken up again in Chapter 2, on the fetus.
