Genetic testing of kids could pose a dilemma

In the next two decades, parents are expected to have new options to test their children for genetic traits that raise the odds they will contract any number of conditions, such type 2 diabetes, depression and possibly autism, experts suggested last week. Those breakthroughs are expected to push parents deeper into the ethically fuzzy world […]

In the next two decades, parents are expected to have new options to test their children for genetic traits that raise the odds they will contract any number of conditions, such type 2 diabetes, depression and possibly autism, experts suggested last week.

Those breakthroughs are expected to push parents deeper into the ethically fuzzy world of genetic testing, where there appear to be more questions than answers.


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