I think some imagination could serve here.
In a state where abortion is only allowed after rape, a genetic test to make sure the
baby wasn't fathered by the husband, boyfriend or other consensual partner might
(I almost said 'conceivably' here) be legally required.
But there might also be cases where the fear of a genetic disability might be the reason
for the abortion, and a test of fetal cells could rule it out.
Now, if he had said 'proscribed' instead of 'prescribed', that would also conjure up interesting
distopian fantasies.
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Get a free science project every week! "http://scitoys.com/newsletter.html"On Sun, Apr 1, 2012 at 12:43 PM, Nathan McCorkle <nmz787@gmail.com> wrote:
On Sun, Apr 1, 2012 at 8:51 AM, Cory Geesaman <cory@geesaman.com> wrote:How does a genetic test even relate to an abortion in such a way that it could be prescribed prior?My thought exactly... unless the companies/govt was mining for special genetic traits for super soldiers, etc. Still that is a little far-fetched.--
Nathan McCorkle
Rochester Institute of Technology
College of Science, Biotechnology/Bioinformatics
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