Contextualizing the Cultural and Medico-Legal Debate on Adult Genetic Testing

Aviad E. Raz; Silke Schicktanz

doi:10.1007/978-3-319-32733-4_4

Contextualizing the Cultural and Medico-Legal Debate on Adult Genetic Testing

Aviad E. Raz, Silke Schicktanz

Department of Sociology and Anthropology

Ben-Gurion University of the Negev

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Abstract

In the context of genetic testing and screening, Germany and Israel generally represent contrasting legal regulations and professional outlooks, particularly in relation to reproductive, prenatal genetic testing and pre-implantation genetic diagnosis (PGD). This chapter locates the national policies regarding adult genetic testing against their cultural backdrop, and discusses the notion of ‘genetic responsibility’. We further focus on two paradigmatic cases of predictive genetic testing for late-onset diseases: Huntington’s disease and colon cancer.

Original language	American English
Title of host publication	SpringerBriefs in Ethics
Publisher	Springer Nature
Pages	45-53
Number of pages	9
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-32733-4_4
State	Published - 1 Jan 2016

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UN SDGs

This output contributes to the following UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)

SDG 3 Good Health and Well-being

Keywords

Carrier Screening
Genetic Responsibility
Prenatal Genetic Testing
Sibling Donor
Spinal Muscular Atrophy

All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes

Philosophy
Medicine (miscellaneous)
Social Sciences (miscellaneous)

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Contextualizing the Cultural and Medico-Legal Debate on Adult Genetic Testing

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