Iceland’s Down Syndrome Dilemma
Iceland’s widespread use of genetic testing means people can “pick and choose” which children to bring into the world. These prenatal screenings, which have all but eliminated Down Syndrome, are raising some serious ethical questions. Elaine Quijano takes us through the debate for “CBSN: After the Assignment.”
Post Series: Iceland
- 1.Iceland Is Growing New Forests for the First Time in 1,000 Years
- 2.Iceland’s Down Syndrome Dilemma
- 3.From Iceland with Love
- 4.How Iceland Saved Its Teenagers – BBC News
- 5.How Iceland Beat The Banks
- 6.The Tech That Could Fix One of Wind Power’s Biggest Problems
- 7.The Tech That Could Fix One of Wind Power’s Biggest Problems
- 8.Afforesting Iceland – a cause for optimism
- 9.An energy plant with negative CO2 emissions
- 10.Turning CO2 into stone in Iceland – earthrise
- 11.Why Misunderstanding Killer Whales is Threatening their Survival | Earth Unplugged
- 12.In Iceland, a memorial to a vanished glacier
- 13.Puffins | National Geographic