Answer: Amniocentesis
Explanation: Amniocentesis, a medical technique used to test DNA in amniotic fluid, allows physicians to identify genetic abnormalities before birth. A woman may choose to terminate a pregnancy rather than give birth to a child who will be born with serious birth defects. This presents a host of ethical questions:
* Do fetuses have rights?
* Is it ethical to abort fetuses?
* Is it ethical to abort fetuses because parents want to raise healthy children only?
* Is it ethical to abort fetuses that will suffer from lifelong, serious, and perhaps painful defects?
* Is it ethical for states to pass laws restricting women’s rights to abort pregnancies?...PF