The Incidental Discovery of Nonpaternity Through Genetic Carrier Screening

An Exploration of Lay Attitudes

Bibliographic Data

ID14994072
AuthorsLyn Turney (Biotechnology and Society program of the Australian Centre for Emerging Technologies and Society (ACETS) at Swinburne University of Technology, corresponding author)
Year2005
Volume15
Issue5
Pages620-634
Publication date2005-05-01
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueQualitative Health Research (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1049-7323 • E-ISSN: 1552-7557
PublisherSAGE Publications (PUBLISHER • US)
DOI10.1177/1049732304273880
PMID15802539
OpenAlexW2143841198
LanguageEN
Citations received5
References cited14

With advances in genetic medicine, paternity is increasingly being determined by genetic rather than social markers. In this article, the author examines the complex nature of paternity and the way in which it has been constructed socially, legally, and medically. She then presents the results from an empirical study on public attitudes toward genetic testing and paternity. In particular, she examines lay attitudes toward an ethical dilemma posed by the incidental discovery of nonpaternity during the process of genetic testing for a recessively inherited disease. She concludes the article by drawing attention to the potential problems inherent in the intervention of genetic medicine into family relationships

Biology · Dilemma · Engineering ethics · Epistemology · Ethical issues · Genetic diagnosis · Genetic engineering · Genetic testing · Intervention (counseling · Process (computing · Psychiatry · Computer Science · Ethics and Legal Issues in Pediatric Healthcare · Ethics in medical practice · Psychology · Reproductive Health and Technologies · Social Psychology · Genetics