{ 1 } - The desire to satisfy the parents' curiosity concerning the sex of the child is a sufficient reason for subjecting the infant to the minimal risk of amniocentesis.
{ 2 } - The genetic counselor should cooperate with parents who declare a firm intention to abort their child.
{ 3 } - The genetic counselor should protect the right of the fetus to life exactly as he would protect the rights of a child already born.
{ 4 } - If parents decide to abort a child revealed by amniocentesis to be genetically defective, they are not risking the destruction of a normal child because such tests are infallible.
{ 5 } - A genetic counselor should use threats, pressures, and recriminations in doing whatever is possible to avoid abortion.

The authors believe these will only aggravate the situation and that undue persuasion may lead to a malpractice claim.