Genetic Screening: Ethical Issues
2006 Supplement
Supplement to the 1993 ReportThe Council has published a Supplement to the Council’s 1993 Report on Genetic Screening. The Supplement aims to provide an update on developments in science and policy in the field of genetics as they relate to genetic screening.
The paper was prepared under the guidance of small Working Group. The Group considered whether developments in genetics raised ethical issues relating to genetic screening which merited further study. It concluded that the ethical principles identified in the 1993 Report remained relevant for guiding current research and practice and that therefore the commissioning of a new Working Party would be premature. Nevertheless, the Council decided to publish the review with the aim of bringing the original Report up to date by taking account of the changing context.
- Click here to download a pdf of the Supplement or to order a CD (which also contains the 1993 report).
- Click here to read the press release.
Last Updated Wed, 30 August 2006