title: [Ethical aspects of prenatal screening and diagnosis].
abstract: The general principles of the European Council's draft Recommendation on Prenatal Screening and Diagnosis are presented. Those principles include the conditions for performing prenatal tests, the need for previous genetic counselling, and for fully informed consent, and the ethical rules for the use of individual data gathered.
authors.affiliation: Cadeira de Obstetrícia e Ginecologia, Faculdade de Medicina de Lisboa.
authors.forename: L M
authors.initials: LM
authors.lastname: Da Graça
mesh_terms: D004992:Ethics, Medical; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008403:Mass Screening; D011247:Pregnancy; D011296:Prenatal Diagnosis
vernacular_title: Aspectos éticos do rastreio e diagnóstico pré-natais.