title: [Non-invasive Genetic Prenatal Testing - A Serious Challenge for Society as a Whole].
abstract: Non-invasive genetic prenatal tests nowadays allow a highly reliable identification of pregnancies with foetal aneuploidies. Due to the general availability of these tests for all pregnant women, non-invasive genetic prenatal testing raises many ethical questions whieh can only be answered by a debate focused on society as a whole.
authors.affiliation: Institut für Humangenetik, RWTH Aachen, Aachen.
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Zerres
mesh_terms: D004314:Down Syndrome / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000235:genetics*; D005817:Genetic Counseling / Q000941:ethics*; D005820:Genetic Testing / Q000941:ethics*; D005858:Germany; D006801:Humans; D007258:Informed Consent / Q000941:ethics*; D011296:Prenatal Diagnosis / Q000941:ethics*