The genetics and abortion issue is an extension of the abortion debate and the disability rights movement. Since the advent of forms of prenatal diagnosis, such as amniocentesis and ultrasound, it is has become possible to detect the presence of congenital disorders in the fetus before birth, leading most women faced with this situation to opt for abortion instead.
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