Prenatal whole-genome sequencing--is the quest to know a fetus's future ethical?

@article{Yurkiewicz2014PrenatalWS,
  title={Prenatal whole-genome sequencing--is the quest to know a fetus's future ethical?},
  author={Ilana R. Yurkiewicz and B. Korf and L. Lehmann},
  journal={The New England journal of medicine},
  year={2014},
  volume={370 3},
  pages={
          195-7
        }
}
  • Ilana R. Yurkiewicz, B. Korf, L. Lehmann
  • Published 2014
  • Medicine
  • The New England journal of medicine
    • Researchers have reported sequencing a fetal genome from cell-free fetal DNA in a pregnant woman's blood, heralding the possibility of performing whole-genome sequencing as early as the first trimester of pregnancy. This innovation raises ethical and policy questions. 
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