Prenatal Genetic Testing, Abortion, and Disability Justice

by Joshua Miller and Amber Knight

The routinization of non-invasive prenatal genetic testing (NIPT) raises urgent questions about disability rights and reproductive justice. Supporters defend NIPT on the grounds that genetic information about the fetus helps would-be parents make better family planning choices. Prenatal Genetic Testing, Abortion, and Disability Justice challenges that assessment by exploring how NIPT can actually constrain pregnant women's options. Prospective parents...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0192870955
• ISBN13: 9780192870957
• Release Date: June 2023
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Length: 224 Pages
• Weight: 1.05 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 6.3" x 8.7"