MEDRADSC 3Y03 Lecture Notes - Lecture 14: Genetic Testing, Prenatal Diagnosis, Newborn Screening
19 Apr 2020
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Lecture #14: legal & ethical implications of genetic testing. Risk of genetic information: social stigma, discrimination, adverse psychological reaction, disruption of family dynamic, misidentified parentage, identification of carrier status, identification of medical risks. The gene-e is out of the bottle/the wild is out of the box. Now that we have opened the box , we have changed many things to come. The far reaching impact of genetics: across the life cycle, on relationships (horizontal and vertical, on health care delivery, on research, on commerce. The impact of genetics across the life cycle: during the reproductive years, preconception-donor sperm/ova, prenatally, newborn, during one"s adulthood, for research. Gene patenting: for screening and/or testing. Relationships impacted: familial, parent/child, marital, self-identity, third parties, insurers, employers, educational institutions. Need something to protect us - same as one in canada. Act that prohibits genetic information being shared with insurance companies & employers. Wasn"t until may 2017 that the gnda received royal assent & was passed (canada)
