Moral Debates About Abortion in Case of Genetic Abnormalities

Discuss whether it is morally acceptable to abort a fetus or to decide not to implant an embryo that tested for Down’s Syndrome or another genetic abnormality.

Is it morally acceptable for a couple to decide to abort a fetus younger than ten weeks that tested for Down’s Syndrome or other severely debilitating condition? What are the morally relevant similarities or differences between deciding not to implant an embryo with Down’s Syndrome or another genetic abnormality and terminating a pregnancy in which the fetus has Down’s Syndrome or that genetic abnormality?