[MeganC]

Eugenics rears its ugly head once more.

[LukeL]

The idea that CF and Muscular Dystrophy being things of the past makes no sense, unless you screen ALL pregnancies, even then you are bound to have false negatives. There is also the problem that in many genetic disorders upwards of 50% are new mutations that occur without any parent carrying the defective gene. Also many disorders occur after fertilization and only effect certain cells, so an amnio would do nothing.

[aruanan]

Appell dodges one obvious criticism of this suggestion - that it unacceptably limits parental autonomy - by pointing out that "Western societies have long acknowledged that parental authority cannot undermine the medical interests of a child".

Like the child's medical interest in being aborted?

[a fool in paradise]

The ADA should stamp this out.

[patriciaruth]

So the disabled don’t have the right to be born?

[a fool in paradise]

We need a constitutional amendment to protect humans against genetic discrimination (in determining birth, insurance coverage, employment, etc.). Not because these rights “don’t already exist” but to take the issue out of the hands of activist judges.

[Billthedrill]

Pre-implantation is sort of hurrying things a little, isn’t it?

[New Perspective]

parents of disabled children will be increasingly viewed by society as being responsible for their child's disease.

I have just two words for this piece of trash.

[theBuckwheat]

I wonder how many advocates of forced embryo screening are opposed to using the same State power to require that women wanting an abortion must be shown an ultrasound image of their unborn child.

[SuziQ]

Can’t have any imperfect people, now, can we? /s