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Bunnik and colleagues argued that financial barriers do not promote informed decision-making prior to prenatal screening and raise justice concerns. If public funding is provided, however, it would seem to be important to clarify its intentions and avoid any unwarranted appearance of a medical utility of the testing.
- genetic counselling/prenatal diagnosis
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Contributors DS is the sole author of this paper. She is a physician and clinical ethicist with a special interest in ethical aspects at the beginning of life. She also worked as a genetic counsellor and supported pregnant women and couples after prenatal testing. Since 2013, she is an appointed member of the Commission on Genetic Testing (GEKO) in Germany. This article reflects the personal opinion of the author exclusively.
Funding The author has not declared a specific grant for this research from any funding agency in the public, commercial or not-for-profit sectors.
Competing interests None declared.
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Provenance and peer review Not commissioned; internally peer reviewed.
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