Mandatory PKU screening
The other side of the looking glass
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 11035614 |
|---|---|
| Authors | George J Annas (0000-0001-5836-7831, corresponding author) |
| Year | 1982 |
| Volume | 72 |
| Issue | 12 |
| Pages | 1401-1403 |
| Publication date | 1982-12-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | American Journal of Public Health (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0090-0036 • E-ISSN: 1541-0048 |
| Publisher | American Public Health Association (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.2105/ajph.72.12.1401 |
| PMID | 7137439 |
| OpenAlex | W2024718344 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 3 |
| References cited | 9 |
The challenge that PKU screening programs face is to be effective without sacrificing individual liberty. Most states have assumed that this is impossible, and have enacted mandatory PKU screening tests. It now appears that in fact voluntary screening for PKU can be effective. Accordingly, it seems appropriate to reexamine existing mandatory screening statutes to determine if we can replace government coercion with voluntary informed consent. Focus should be placed on the proper role of the government in screening, and on improving the consent process, and not on those few couples who withhold consent
Alternative medicine · Autonomy · Beneficence · Coercion (linguistics) · Family medicine · Government (linguistics) · Informed consent · Newborn screening · Parental consent · Political science · Statute · Undue influence · Child and Adolescent Health · Ethics and Legal Issues in Pediatric Healthcare · Law · Medicine · Metabolism and Genetic Disorders · Pediatrics
| Unique citing works | 3 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,08 |
| Citation span | 1989 - 2006 (18) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 3 |