Is a test that can be used to detect genetic abnormalities before birth.

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