Sydney Health Ethics: Recent submissions
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Free fetal DNA for non-invasive prenatal diagnosis (NIPD): ethical aspects
Published 2008-01-01Dr Phillipa Brice's accompanying commentary highlights how non-invasive testing of free fetal DNA (ffDNA) in pregnancy could transform women's experiences of antenatal screening and prenatal diagnosis. NIPD is already ...Open AccessArticle -
Time to untangle ethical review of genetic research
Published 2004-09-20It is well recognised that genetic research raises ethical issues, such as the implications of increasing geno-centrism in healthcare. However the research process itself has attracted less attention. Most, if not all, ...Open AccessArticle -
Defending ‘secrecy’: why removing donor anonymity may not be a good idea
Published 2003-04-28Should children conceived through the use of donated gametes have access to information identifying their donors when they reach maturity? The UK Government is expected soon to decide that, from now on, the answer to this ...Open AccessArticle -
Choice, autonomy and eugenics: Thoughts on the HGC's report on preconception genetic testing and screening
Published 2011-05-09As highlighted in BioNews, in early April 2011 the UK's Human Genetics Commission (HGC) published a report supporting preconception genetic testing and screening (1). Preconception screening, which can be broadly described ...Open AccessArticle -
Why genetics services should contact at-risk relatives directly
Published 2006-09-18Finding out you have a genetic mutation is not an insular experience: this difficult revelation nearly always has implications for relatives as well. Often, good clinical interventions are available that could safeguard ...Open AccessArticle