title: [Twenty-five years of screening eugenics in Spain].
abstract: Over the past 25 years, the incidence of newborns with congenital defects in Spain has fallen by 56.7% primarily due to the practice of "fetal risk" abortion, after prenatal diagnosis. In some cases, such as people with Down syndrome, the strategy involves the removal of 80-90% of those affected in pregnancy. After presenting the techniques used today and statistical data, we will make a reflection about the ethical justification for prenatal diagnosis programs and practice of "eugenic" abortion.
authors.affiliation: Universidad CEU Cardenal Herrera-Valencia, Spain. salvador.merida@uch.ceu.es
authors.forename: Salvador
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Mérida Donoso
mesh_terms: D000025:Abortion, Eugenic / Q000941:ethics / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D000013:Congenital Abnormalities / Q000175:diagnosis; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D011247:Pregnancy; D011296:Prenatal Diagnosis; D013030:Spain; D009626:Terminology as Topic; D013997:Time Factors