New research brings autism screening closer to reality

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Absolutely, its not like killing random strangers.

BUT there are quite a few people that I just don't feel I can cope with and this based on thier actual repeated behaviour not some possible future. Now THOSE seem to be a lot more similar...

For the record, I'm pro-choice.


If a woman doesn't want to be pregnant, then she doesn't want to be pregnant. Whether the fetus is autistic or not will have no bearing on her choice to abort.

The grey area comes when a woman who DOES want to be pregnant runs into a conflict if her fetus tests positive. My point of contention isn't even centered around the woman.

In the event that a pre-natal test is developed, and the test can't distinguish the severity level; IS it ethical for the doctor to push the worst-case scenario to the woman? Sort of...encouraging her to abort? Like the doctor did in Akelahbc's case?

You could argue that they're only trying to prepare women for the worst, but for some, the scare tactics work too well and they choose to abort without researching the other side. That would be my main fear if a true autistic screening test comes to fruition.

Ha, man, you just killed it.

TANSTAAFL; keep on preaching it.