Complexities in reproductive choice: medical professionals' attitudes to and experiences of pre-implantation genetic diagnosis.
Studies have been made on attitudes to and experiences of women and men who have undergone pre-implantation genetic diagnosis (PGD), or who are regarded as potential users of this diagnostic method. Few studies have been conducted regarding the attitudes to and experiences of medical professionals as regards PGD. This paper reports on findings from such a qualitative study in which 18 semi-structured interviews were performed with geneticists and gynaecologists in Italy, Sweden and the UK. Interviewees emphasized, among other things, the importance of choice provision. Interviewees also told stories that indicated the many ways through which choice was feared to be hampered - or was hampered. A similar emphasis on the importance of PGD as one more alternative to choose between, for 'high-risk' couples, is not found in studies on the experiences, attitudes and views of potential, or actual, users of PGD.
Zeiler
Kristin
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Tema Health and Society, Department of Health and Society, Linköping University, Sweden. krize@ihs.lui.se
D001291:Attitude of Health Personnel; D005260:Female; D030342:Genetic Diseases, Inborn / Q000175:diagnosis; D005823:Genetics; D006176:Gynecology; D006801:Humans; D007558:Italy; D008297:Male; D019836:Preimplantation Diagnosis / Q000941:ethics / Q000523:psychology*; D013548:Sweden; D006113:United Kingdom