Seller M J
J Med Ethics. 1976 Sep;2(3):138-41.
The technique of amniocentesis, by which an abnormal fetus can be detected in utero, has brought a technological advance in medical science but attendant medical and moral problems. Dr Seller describes those congenital disabilities which can be detected in the fetus before birth, for which the "remedy" is selective abortion. She then discusses the arguments for and against selective abortion, for the issue is not simple, even in the strictly genetic sense of attempting to ensure a population free of congenital abnormality.
羊膜穿刺术这项技术能够在子宫内检测出异常胎儿，它带来了医学科学上的一项技术进步，但也引发了相关的医学和道德问题。塞勒博士描述了那些在出生前就能在胎儿身上检测到的先天性残疾，针对这些残疾的“补救措施”是选择性堕胎。然后她讨论了支持和反对选择性堕胎的论据，因为这个问题并不简单，即使是从试图确保人口没有先天性异常这种严格的遗传学意义上来说也是如此。
