Considered a classic in the field, Troy Duster's Backdoor to Eugenics was a groundbreaking
book that grappled with the social and political implications of the new genetic technologies …

This manuscript describes the ways in which genetic counseling has evolved since John
Pearson and Sheldon Reed first promoted “a genetic education” in the 1950s as a voluntary …

Most clinicians will be aware that disclosing genetic risk is a complex issue. Unlike other
kinds of medical testing, genetic testing not only reveals the risk to an individual, but it also …

Patients attending genetic clinics are often the main gatekeepers of information for other
family members. There has been much debate about the circumstances under which …

When a patient refuses to inform relatives of their risk for genetic disease, the genetic
healthcare professional is faced with conflicting ethical obligations. On one side of the issue …

The practice of medicine is being transformed by genetic research. While it is hoped that
these advances will lead to improved treatments and cures, an immediate benefit of the …

Pregnancy in the late twentieth century is pregnancy in a high-tech age. Women in the
United States experience pregnancy in the context of more procreative interventions than …

There are countless variations on this theme. The call can come from one of your own
physicians who was called by the investigator. Your physician may or may not be well …

There is limited research about ethical and professional dilemmas that genetic counselors
encounter in their practice and their strategies for addressing them. In this study, 454 genetic …

The progress of genetic knowledge magnifies existing ethical problems in medical genetics.
Among the most troubling types of problems-for medicine, patients, and the larger society …