Genetic screening: ethical issues - Nuffield Council on Bioethics
Genetic screening: ethical issues - Nuffield Council on Bioethics
Genetic screening: ethical issues - Nuffield Council on Bioethics
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The broad framework provided as a safeguard against<br />
potential eugenic abuse.<br />
Better public understanding of, and educati<strong>on</strong> about, genetics are<br />
essential. So too are the recommendati<strong>on</strong>s proposed <strong>on</strong> informed<br />
c<strong>on</strong>sent, c<strong>on</strong>fidentiality and the central coordinati<strong>on</strong> and m<strong>on</strong>itoring<br />
of genetic <str<strong>on</strong>g>screening</str<strong>on</strong>g> programmes.<br />
The report could not hope to identify exhaustively, let al<strong>on</strong>e answer, all the<br />
<str<strong>on</strong>g>ethical</str<strong>on</strong>g> questi<strong>on</strong>s which may c<strong>on</strong>fr<strong>on</strong>t individuals, families and professi<strong>on</strong>als. But<br />
it does outline <str<strong>on</strong>g>ethical</str<strong>on</strong>g> policies and procedures which should help people to<br />
answer the questi<strong>on</strong>s and make the decisi<strong>on</strong>s which are important for them.<br />
The report is not a c<strong>on</strong>sultati<strong>on</strong> document, but the <str<strong>on</strong>g>Council</str<strong>on</strong>g> will welcome and<br />
c<strong>on</strong>sider views and comments. It intends to publish next year a shorter popular<br />
versi<strong>on</strong>. This will assist the public discussi<strong>on</strong>s of the report which the <str<strong>on</strong>g>Council</str<strong>on</strong>g><br />
plans to arrange in L<strong>on</strong>d<strong>on</strong> and elsewhere.<br />
Rt H<strong>on</strong> Sir Patrick Nairne GCB MC<br />
Chairman<br />
<str<strong>on</strong>g>Nuffield</str<strong>on</strong>g> <str<strong>on</strong>g>Council</str<strong>on</strong>g> <strong>on</strong> <strong>Bioethics</strong><br />
<str<strong>on</strong>g>Nuffield</str<strong>on</strong>g> <str<strong>on</strong>g>Council</str<strong>on</strong>g> <strong>on</strong> <strong>Bioethics</strong><br />
Rt H<strong>on</strong> Sir Patrick Nairne GCB MC Chairman<br />
Mrs Beverly Anders<strong>on</strong><br />
Miss Margaret Auld<br />
Professor Can<strong>on</strong> Gord<strong>on</strong> Dunstan CBE<br />
Professor John Gurd<strong>on</strong><br />
Professor Eve Johnst<strong>on</strong>e<br />
Professor Ian Kennedy<br />
Dr Anne McLaren DBE<br />
Mrs Caroline Miles<br />
Dr Brian Newbould<br />
Dr Onora O’Neill<br />
Miss Jane Reed<br />
Professor Dame Margaret Turner-Warwick DBE<br />
Professor Sir David Weatherall<br />
Professor Sir David Williams