Ethical dilemmas in clinical genetics.
This paper discusses the results of a survey of medical and paramedical opinion relating to various difficult ethical issues in clinical genetics. These include the confidentiality of the doctor-patient relationship, prenatal diagnosis and termination, and Huntington's chorea. It is suggested that this method provides a useful means of assessing what is ethically acceptable in contemporary society.
D003219:Confidentiality; D030881:Disclosure; D004992:Ethics, Medical; D005260:Female; D005817:Genetic Counseling; D030342:Genetic Diseases, Inborn; D006801:Humans; D006816:Huntington Disease; D010817:Physician-Patient Relations; D011247:Pregnancy; D011296:Prenatal Diagnosis; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires