Ellen Wright Clayton, MD, JD
Rosalind E. Franklin Professor of Genetics and Health Policy
Professor of Law
Craig-Weaver Chair and Professor of Pediatrics
Vanderbilt University
Marsha Michie, PhD
Assistant Professor of Bioethics
Case Western University School of Medicine
Moderator: Laura Hercher, MA, MS
Director of Research, Human Genetics
Sarah Lawrence College
Abstract: Multiple US states have passed laws limiting the ability to terminate a pregnancy affected by Down syndrome or other genetic conditions, with the Ohio version of this law recently upheld by the US Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals (Preterm Cleveland v. McCloud). Yet historically, the relationship between prenatal genetics and abortion has always been complex. Options for prenatal genetic screening, diagnosis, and intervention have increased dramatically, but data suggest that a majority of pregnant people who receive a fetal genetic diagnosis in the US choose to terminate their pregnancy. If laws curtailing or eliminating the option of abortion in these cases are upheld, what role can and should genetics play in prenatal care?
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