title: Non-Invasive Testing, Non-Invasive Counseling.
abstract: This article describes a new prenatal genetic test that is painless, early, and increasingly available. State legislatures have reacted by prohibiting abortion for reason of fetal sex or of fetal diagnosis and managing genetic counseling. This article explores these legislative responses and considers how physicians and genetic counselors currently communicate post-testing options. The article then examines the challenges ahead for genetic counseling, particularly in light of the troubling grip of abortion politics on conversations about prenatal diagnosis.
authors.affiliation: Associate Professor of Law at Temple University Beasley School of Law. She received her J.D. from Harvard Law School, LL.M. from Queen's University, Belfast, and B.A. from Trinity University. She teaches family law, health care finance and regulation, and comparative family law.
authors.forename: Rachel
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Rebouché
mesh_terms: D000028:Abortion, Induced / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D005260:Female; D005817:Genetic Counseling / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D005820:Genetic Testing / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D006801:Humans; D011247:Pregnancy; D011296:Prenatal Diagnosis; D014481:United States