Selective abortion
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Selective abortion may refer to:
- Sex-selective abortion and infanticide
- When a genetic test is performed that detects an undesirable trait; see genetics and abortionGenetics and abortionThe genetics and abortion issue is an extension of the abortion debate and the disability rights movement. Since the advent of forms of prenatal diagnosis, such as amniocentesis and ultrasound, it is has become possible to detect the presence of congenital disorders in the fetus before birth,...
- Selective reductionSelective reductionSelective reduction is the practice of aborting one or more fetuses in a multifetal pregnancy. Such an abortion procedure is often performed after a congenital defect has been identified...