@article{oai:konan-u.repo.nii.ac.jp:00003406, author = {森, 剛志 and MORI, Takeshi}, issue = {1・2}, journal = {甲南経済学論集, Konan economic papers}, month = {Sep}, note = {application/pdf, The prevalence of Down’s disease fetuses increases as late births dominate. This trend can be found anywhere in developed countries. The number of people who are interested in non-invasive preliminary testing (NIPT) is rapidly increasing around the world. This paper investigated the preferences and ethical values of unmarried Japanese men and women in their teens and early 20s about the use of new prenatal diagnosis. Contingent valuation method (CVM) was used to investigate the willing to pay (WTP) of the younger generation for NIPT. The result showed the medium WTP is 140,000 yen for NIPT. There is a view that a new prenatal diagnosis is regarded as the remarkable advances in reproductive technology. On the other hand, it is criticized as the selection of life. If the potential demands for prenatal diagnosis increase, there is not enough supply in Japan to cope with it. Previous studies on prenatal diagnosis in developed countries were reviewed and information was collected that could be used as a reference for future ethical issues.}, pages = {83--96}, title = {Preferences for prenatal diagnosis and ethics in Japan}, volume = {60}, year = {2019}, yomi = {モリ, タケシ} }