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Prenatal Diagnosis of Genetic Disease

New techniques are making it possible to detect hereditary diseases early in pregnancy. To what extent is the control of such births justified on biological and social grounds?

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Scientific American Magazine Vol 225 Issue 5This article was originally published with the title “Prenatal Diagnosis of Genetic Disease” in Scientific American Magazine Vol. 225 No. 5 (), p. 34
doi:10.1038/scientificamerican1171-34