Reproductive Choice: Screening Policy and Access to the Means of Reproduction

This article discusses the social and political significance of access screening for reproductive services. The author argues that access screening lacks a defensible rationale, and is inconsistent with the notion of equality and self-determination. She argues that access screening for reproductive services violates individual and group human rights. The article makes the case that no community for whom individual and group human rights are important should allow access screening, even where it purports to be for a benign use. Given that reproductive choice is controversial, legal regulation prohibiting access screening may be required in most jurisdictions. The article concludes by stating that resources used in access screening should be redirected to providing reproductive information and counselling programs.