Genetic Testing of Children: Whose Decision?

Preimplantation genetic diagnosis, prenatal testing, new born genetic screening and genetic testing of children all have consequences for children and their future health. Genetic testing provides predictive information for the future of the child. This article will analyse the issues genetic testing raises and is likely to raise in the future for children. Use of genetic testing is likely to increase in the future and we need to talk about what that will mean for children and their families.