A Critical Study of the Ethical Issues in Termination of Pregnancy following Prenatal Diagnosis

Abstract

The research entitled ìA Critical Study of the Ethical Issues in the        Termination of Pregnancy following Prenatal Diagnosisî consists of 2 objectives as 1) to study the termination of pregnancy following Prenatal diagnosis and 2) to analyze the termination of pregnancy following Prenatal diagnosis of Mind of Ethical theory in Utilitarianism and Deontology.

The results of the research revealed that recent advances in  prenatal testing technology have made for a diagnosis of genetic disorders and fetal anormality. Most of the time termination of pregnancy is accepted for a proven fetal disease and agreement terminate of pregnancy. Termination   of pregnancy after Prenatal diagnosis raised important ethical dilemma,   Physicians and midwives are faced with a conflict between the womanís right to self - determination on one hand and the right to life of the child on the other.

Utilitarianism sees the greatest good as that which brings most happiness and least pain. They wound be agreed that the motherís physical or mental health would be more damaged by the continuation of the pregnancy than by its termination or there was a substantial risk that the baby would be born with a severe abnormality.  Termination of pregnancy wound is the right action. According to Deontology theory, Kant might have felt that termination of pregnancy is wrong in all circumstances.  This is because he believed that human life was of infinite value and that it should be protected.  He also believed that one of the universal laws was ìdo not murderî. Termination of pregnancy would break this universal law and end a valuable life.