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Commentary on predictive genetic testing of minors: by Mand et al

Clarke, Angus John ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1200-9286 2012. Commentary on predictive genetic testing of minors: by Mand et al. Journal of Medical Ethics 38 (9) , pp. 527-528. 10.1136/medethics-2012-100598

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Abstract

The paper by Mand et al raises important questions about the predictive genetic testing of children. They focus on those claims made by professionals that are open to empirical enquiry and give too little weight to those claims that do not require empirical support. The authors remind us that some commentators oppose empirical enquiry because of the concern that gathering evidence of the consequences of such testing may itself be harmful or unethical. They respond by asserting that the relevant research questions are ‘eminently testable’ but fail to discuss the challenges of such research, including the questions of timescale, consent or the nature of the data whose collection (they assert) would resolve the perceived difficulties with the genetic testing of children. They conclude that empirical research is required without resolving the weighty arguments against predictive testing of young children or explaining how the evidence they wish to collect could overcome the force of the arguments that favour caution.

Item Type: Article
Date Type: Publication
Status: Published
Schools: Medicine
Subjects: Q Science > QH Natural history > QH426 Genetics
R Medicine > R Medicine (General)
Publisher: BMJ Journals
ISSN: 0306-6800
Last Modified: 24 Oct 2022 09:56
URI: https://orca.cardiff.ac.uk/id/eprint/42629

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