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Expanding Use of cfDNA Screening in Pregnancy: Current and Emerging Ethical, Legal, and Social Issues.

Lindsay ParhamMarsha MichieMegan Allyse
Published in: Current genetic medicine reports (2017)
This article addresses the ethical, legal, and social issues related to the shift in guidance and expanded use of cfDNA in pregnant women, including concerns regarding routinized testing, an unmet and increasing demand for genetic counseling services, social and economic disparities in access, impact on groups living with disabling conditions, and provider liability.
Keyphrases
  • healthcare
  • mental health
  • pregnant women
  • primary care
  • pregnancy outcomes
  • decision making
  • genome wide
  • gene expression
  • affordable care act
  • smoking cessation
  • hepatitis c virus
  • copy number
  • health insurance