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As medical science advances I think it is critical that we continue to revisit bioethics issues and fine-tune this legislation. Most people would agree that it's negligent not to provide antibiotics to a sick child or insulin to a diabetic child, but I can also imagine a future America in which parents are put on trial for bringing a child into a life of extreme suffering by refusing to follow the advice of genetic counselors. As we accept new treatments and research, will we think that parents are negligent who choose not to terminate a pregnancy in which the child is predicted to suffer a severe genetic disorder?

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