Avoiding ‘selection’?—References to history in current German policy debates about non-invasive prenatal testing

This article investigates the role of historical references and arguments in the current policy debate on non-invasive prenatal testing (NIPT) in Germany. It analyses major documents and opinion statements, including the recent parliamentary debate (2019). The implementation of NIPT is accompanied b...

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Main Author: Foth, Hannes 1982- (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Wiley-Blackwell 2021
In: Bioethics
Year: 2021, Volume: 35, Issue: 6, Pages: 518-527
RelBib Classification:KBB German language area
NCH Medical ethics
TK Recent history
Further subjects:B Screening
B Selection
B Eugenics
B policy debate
B historical arguments
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