ABSTRACT

I have argued, then, for a pro-choice approach to PGD, an approach that allows potential parents to avail themselves of any tests they choose, whether these are for what are commonly regarded as disease traits, for HLA compatibility, for embryonic sex, or for any other reason, including selecting for what are conventionally regarded as disabilities. In allowing them this choice, we respect and further their interest in reproductive liberty, and acknowledge that the outcome of that choice will impact more significantly upon their lives than on the lives of anyone else.