Ethical issues in reproductive genetic carrier screening
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Reproductive Carrier Screening (RCS) involves testing individuals or couples to determine their likelihood of having a child with certain inherited genetic conditions. RCS raises ethical considerations, including: the acceptable goals of screening, how to choose the genes to test ...
See moreReproductive Carrier Screening (RCS) involves testing individuals or couples to determine their likelihood of having a child with certain inherited genetic conditions. RCS raises ethical considerations, including: the acceptable goals of screening, how to choose the genes to test for, ensuring recipients make choices consistent with their preferences, reporting results, funding models, and ensuring that RCS programs reflect community values. The Australian Reproductive Genetic Carrier Screening Project (ARGCSP; ‘Mackenzie’s Mission’) is a research project investigating how RCS could be provided nationally in future. In this paper we outline the ethical issues in RCS as relevant to initiatives like the ARGCSP.
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See moreReproductive Carrier Screening (RCS) involves testing individuals or couples to determine their likelihood of having a child with certain inherited genetic conditions. RCS raises ethical considerations, including: the acceptable goals of screening, how to choose the genes to test for, ensuring recipients make choices consistent with their preferences, reporting results, funding models, and ensuring that RCS programs reflect community values. The Australian Reproductive Genetic Carrier Screening Project (ARGCSP; ‘Mackenzie’s Mission’) is a research project investigating how RCS could be provided nationally in future. In this paper we outline the ethical issues in RCS as relevant to initiatives like the ARGCSP.
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Date
2020-01-01Source title
Medical Journal of AustraliaPublisher
John Wiley & SonsFunding information
Australian Genomics Health Futures Mission (GHFM73390 [MRFF‐G‐MM])
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Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0Rights statement
This is the peer reviewed version of the following article: "Ethical Issues in Reproductive Genetic Carrier Screening", The Medical Journal of Australia, published online 27 September 2020, which has been published in final form at https://doi.org/10.5694/mja2.50789. This article may be used for non-commercial purposes in accordance with Wiley Terms and Conditions for Use of Self-Archived Versions.Faculty/School
Faculty of Medicine and Health, Sydney School of Public HealthDepartment, Discipline or Centre
Sydney Health EthicsShare