Genetics and personal responsibility for health
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 15349809 |
|---|---|
| Authors | David B Resnik (0000-0002-5139-9555, National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2014 |
| Volume | 33 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 113-125 |
| Publication date | 2014-04-03 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | New Genetics and Society (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1463-6778 • E-ISSN: 1469-9915 |
| Publisher | Taylor & Francis (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/14636778.2014.905195 |
| PMID | 25598702 |
| PMCID | PMC4293629 |
| OpenAlex | W2091025739 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 4 |
| References cited | 23 |
Advances in genetic medicine may have implications for how we should think about personal responsibility for health, because they may show how it is possible to exert some control over risk factors that were previously thought as beyond the individual's control. Although we cannot control the genes that we are born with, we can often make decisions concerning genetic testing, disease prevention, and treatment. One might argue, therefore, that individuals should be treated as morally responsible for taking effective action in response to genetic risks factors, since genetically-based health risks are similar to other health risks. While this argument makes sense as an abstract, philosophical position, it is not a useful guide to public policy. Given these concerns, there is little society can or should do to encourage individuals to address their genetic risk factors, other than praising those who make prudent choices
Action (physics · Argument (complex analysis · Biology · Business · Control (management · Disease · Economics · Environmental ethics · Genetic testing · Management · Moral responsibility · Political science · Position (finance · Biomedical Ethics and Regulation · BRCA gene mutations in cancer · Ethics and Legal Issues in Pediatric Healthcare · Law · Medicine · Genetics
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| Citations per year | 0.67 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2020 - 2024 (5) |
| Highly cited | No |