Prenatal Testing and Eugenics

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This paper discusses a study that was conducted relating to prenatal screening and genetics counseling. The paper examines the reasons for the research, the methods, participants and instruments used to conduct the research and discusses the study findings. The paper then provides a discussion based on the study findings, as well as makes recommendations for the future of health care in relation to this issue.

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"Introduction Prenatal screening is not routinely offered at health care facilities, nor is information provided to patients with regard to prenatal screening. Most women that deliver babies today that have genetic defects were never offered the opportunity for prenatal screening during their pregnancies. Studies have indicated that as women age they have a greater risk of fertility problems, and that by age 25 women run a 1 in 250 chance of having a child with Down's Syndrome. The American College of Obstetrics and Gynecology, therefore, recommends that all women over the age of 30 be offered prenatal testing to determine if there is a genetic disorder in the unborn child."

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