The future of prenatal diagnosis: karyotype, microarray or both? Technical and ethical considerations

2013 ◽  
Vol 10 (2) ◽  
pp. 131-134 ◽  
Author(s):  
Antonio Novelli ◽  
Pietro Cavalli ◽  
Laura Bernardini
Keyword(s):  
Prenatal Diagnosis ◽  
Ethical Considerations ◽  
The Future

Fate and Foreknowledge in Greek Philosophy

2021 ◽  
pp. 53-72
Author(s):  
Claire Hall
Keyword(s):  
Moral Responsibility ◽  
Free Will ◽  
Human Beings ◽  
Greek Philosophy ◽  
Ethical Considerations ◽  
Logical Problem ◽  
Early Christian ◽  
Future Contingent ◽  
The Future ◽  
Human Autonomy

The majority of this chapter focuses on Greek philosophical approaches to fate and foreknowledge. To understand the background of Origen’s thought on these topics, we must distinguish between three distinct types of problem: a) logical problems that concern the possibility of making true statements about the contingent future, b) the problem of how human beings can be held morally responsible for their actions if their actions are fated, and c) the problem of how human beings can choose freely between courses of action if God (or the gods) can have foreknowledge of the future. This chapter shows where and why these conceptions of fate, prophecy, and human autonomy differ, and why these distinctions matter. First, it examines the puzzles set and answered by Aristotle concerning the logical problem of future contingent statements. Then it explores some of the terminological difficulty in talking about ‘free will’ in the Greek context. Next it examines Stoic and Platonist discussions about choice and autonomy, which focus primarily on ethical considerations. Finally, it argues that Origen’s framing of these issues was heavily influenced by his pagan near-contemporary Alexander of Aphrodisias. The chapter ends with a survey of some other early Christian texts on autonomy and moral responsibility that show the Christian context in which Origen was arguing and sets the stage for the argument that Origen deviates significantly from his Christian contemporaries.

scholarly journals The Future of Prenatal Diagnosis and Screening

2014 ◽  
Vol 3 (4) ◽  
pp. 1291-1301 ◽  
Author(s):  
Eugene Pergament
Keyword(s):  
Prenatal Diagnosis ◽  
The Future

Collaborating on evolving the future

2014 ◽  
Vol 37 (4) ◽  
pp. 438-460 ◽  
Author(s):  
David Sloan Wilson ◽  
Steven C. Hayes ◽  
Anthony Biglan ◽  
Dennis D. Embry
Keyword(s):  
Cultural Change ◽  
Ethical Considerations ◽  
The Future

AbstractWe thank the commentators for an extraordinarily diverse and constructive set of comments. Nearly all applaud our goal of sketching a unified science of change, even while raising substantive points that we look forward to addressing in our reply, which we group into the following categories: (1) What counts as evolutionary; (2) Ethical considerations; (3) Complexity; (4) Symbotypes, culture, and the future; (5) What intentional cultural change might look like; (6) An evolving science of cultural change; and (7) Who decides?

Down syndrome: effects of demographic factors and prenatal diagnosis on the future livebirth prevalence

1993 ◽  
Vol 92 (2) ◽  
pp. 163-168 ◽  
Author(s):  
Martina C. Cornel ◽  
Anton S. P. M. Breed ◽  
Johan R. Beekhuis ◽  
Gerard J. te Meerman ◽  
Leo P. ten Kate
Keyword(s):  
Down Syndrome ◽  
Prenatal Diagnosis ◽  
Demographic Factors ◽  
The Future

scholarly journals Prenatal Diagnosis for Primary Immunodeficiency Disorders—An Overview of the Indian Scenario

2020 ◽  
Vol 11 ◽  
Author(s):  
Reetika Malik Yadav ◽  
Maya Gupta ◽  
Aparna Dalvi ◽  
Umair Ahmed Bargir ◽  
Gouri Hule ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Genetic Counseling ◽  
Prenatal Diagnosis ◽  
Primary Immunodeficiency ◽  
Index Case ◽  
Genetic Disorders ◽  
Ethical Considerations ◽  
Phenotypic Analysis ◽  
Significant Burden ◽  
Post Test ◽  
Chorionic Villous Sampling

Prenatal Diagnosis (PND) forms an important part of primary preventive management for families having a child affected with primary immunodeficiency. Although individually sparse, collectively this group of genetic disorders represents a significant burden of disease. This paper discusses the prenatal services available for affected families at various centers across the country and the challenges and ethical considerations associated with genetic counseling. Mutation detection in the index case and analysis of chorionic villous sampling or amniocentesis remain the preferred procedures for PND and phenotypic analysis of cordocentesis sample is reserved for families with well-characterized index case seeking PND in the latter part of the second trimester of pregnancy. A total of 112 families were provided PND services in the last decade and the presence of an affected fetus was confirmed in 32 families. Post-test genetic counseling enabled the affected families to make an informed decision about the current pregnancy.

Prenatal diagnosis: we are the future

2007 ◽  
Vol 27 (10) ◽  
pp. 891-892 ◽  
Author(s):  
Diana W. Bianchi
Keyword(s):  
Prenatal Diagnosis ◽  
The Future
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