title: Toward an ethical eugenics: the case for mandatory preimplantation genetic selection.
abstract: Preimplantation genetic diagnosis offers the possibility of screening and terminating embryos with severe and life-threatening disabilities. This article argues that under certain conditions, the use of this technology is not merely desirable as a means to reduce human suffering but also an ethically required duty of a parent to a potential child.
authors.affiliation: Mount Sinai School of Medicine, New York, New York 10027, USA. jacobmappel@gmail.com
authors.forename: Jacob M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Appel
mesh_terms: D000025:Abortion, Eugenic / Q000941:ethics*; D004992:Ethics, Medical; D005053:Eugenics; D005260:Female; D020022:Genetic Predisposition to Disease; D005820:Genetic Testing / Q000941:ethics*; D006801:Humans; D011247:Pregnancy; D019836:Preimplantation Diagnosis / Q000941:ethics*; D012641:Selection, Genetic; D013315:Stress, Psychological; D014481:United States