Ethical and legal issues.
This article considers the general issues surrounding screening, in particular the problems involved in the collection and use of information derived from screening. Different forms of screening entail particular problems, which have their own ethical complexities. The legal and ethical issues arising from screening are likely to assume greater significance. The screening opportunities afforded by the Human Genome Project will provide humanity with choices that would have been inconceivable to any previous generation.
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Department of Theology and Religious Studies, Liverpool Hope University College, UK.
D004992:Ethics, Medical; D005820:Genetic Testing; D017048:Health Care Costs; D006801:Humans; D008403:Mass Screening / Q000191:economics / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence / Q000592:standards*