Genetic Screening: Ethical Issues
Genetic Screening: a Supplement to the 1993 Report by the Nuffield Council on Bioethics
Published: Fri, 11 August 2006The 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. The Report is available to download from this website and will also be available on a CD, together with the 1993 Report.
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Genetic Screening: Ethical Issues
Last Updated Mon, 21 August 2006
