A DNA testing home kit which can predict the possibility of about 250 recessive genetic diseases being passed on to an unborn child has been developed by a Sydney based company, Lumigenix.

Researchers feel that this test could give the prospective parents family planning options until they opt for in-vitro fertilization. However ethicists warn that this test could create unnecessary anxiety and lead couples into making misinformed choices about a pregnancy or abortion.
Source-Medindia