An Examination of the Ethical and Legal Limits in Implementing “Traceback Testing” for Deceased Patients
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Published:2022
Issue:4
Volume:50
Page:818-832
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ISSN:1073-1105
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Container-title:Journal of Law, Medicine & Ethics
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language:en
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Short-container-title:J. Law. Med. Ethics
Author:
Martucci Jessica,Prado Yolanda,Rope Alan F.,Weinmann Sheila,White Larissa,Zepp Jamilyn,Henrikson Nora B.,Feigelson Heather Spencer,Hunter Jessica Ezzell,Lee Sandra Soo-Jin
Abstract
AbstractThis paper examines the legal and ethical aspects of traceback testing, a process in which patients who have been previously diagnosed with ovarian cancer are identified and offered genetic testing so that their family members can be informed of their genetic risk and can also choose to undergo testing. Specifically, this analysis examines the ethical and legal limits in implementing traceback testing in cases when the patient is deceased and can no longer consent to genetic testing.
Publisher
Cambridge University Press (CUP)
Subject
Health Policy,General Medicine,Issues, ethics and legal aspects