Answer: Amniocentesis
Explanation: Amniocentesis, a medical technique used to test DNA in amniotic fluid, allows physicians to identify genetic abnormalities before birth. A woman may choose to terminate a pregnancy rather than give birth to a child who will be born with serious birth defects. This presents a host of ethical questions:
Do fetuses have rights?
Is it ethical to abort fetuses?
Is it ethical to abort fetuses because parents want to raise healthy children only?
Is it ethical to abort fetuses that will suffer from lifelong, serious, and perhaps painful defects?
* Is it ethical for states to pass laws restricting women’s rights to abort pregnancies?...PF
