Pros And Cons Of Prenatal Testing

Emily Oster said this “Prenatal testing is a complicated decision for many women, forcing us to confront concerns about a disabled child and risks of miscarriage.” What this tells us is any pregnant woman is susceptible to having a disabled child. In my paper. I will outline how prenatal screening is defined, the positive verses the negative outcomes, and the role of prenatal counselors.
Prenatal testing is simply a set of medical tests performed on expectant mothers to determine if an unborn child is likely to have specific birth defects. These test have been a source of controversy for many parents to be. These tests really look at particular genotypes which happens to an individual or group that indicate risk for a certain disorder or trait. Although, most of these tests performed are noninvasive. While, a number of these tests are usually performed during the first and second trimesters, and some can be also done during the third if necessary. A prenatal test can only provide your risk, or probability, that a particular condition exists.
There are certainly pros and cons to the process, many of …show more content…
Truthfully, each one of us are disabled in one way or another, if this is not already obvious at birth. Perhaps, symptoms due to severe sickness or accident, or a certain lingering chronic illness that can happen later in one’s life. Apparently, for or some reason people in our society today still demonstrate the idea of disability instigates a certain level of trepidation in our general population. We tend to project this unwelcomed presence, in one form or another, onto the people whose evident difference from what we accept as the “norm” requires us to confront it. And yet, this really all that motivates prenatal testing? Prenatal testing is a reflection on people who live with disabilities unfortunately it does not “exhibit” our hopes and dreams for