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. 2008 Apr;29(2):132-5.
doi: 10.1053/j.sult.2008.01.003.

Ethics is an essential dimension of first-trimester risk assessment for trisomy 21

Frank A Chervenak  1 , Laurence B McCullough
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Ethics is an essential dimension of first-trimester risk assessment for trisomy 21

Frank A Chervenak et al. Semin Ultrasound CT MR. 2008 Apr.

Abstract

We identify the clinical implications of the ethics of informed consent for risk assessment for trisomy 21. Based on the ethics of informed consent, we argue that routinely offering first-trimester risk assessment in centers qualified to provide it is ethically obligatory. We describe how pregnant women can be expected to respond to this offer. We then argue that routinely withholding the results of first-trimester risk assessment is ethically unjustified. The ethics of informed consent is an essential dimension of first-trimester risk assessment for trisomy 21.

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