Markham I S
Department of Theology and Religious Studies, Liverpool Hope University College, UK.
Br Med Bull. 1998;54(4):1011-21. doi: 10.1093/oxfordjournals.bmb.a011726.
This article considers the general issues surrounding screening, in particular the problems involved in the collection and use of information derived from screening. Different forms of screening entail particular problems, which have their own ethical complexities. The legal and ethical issues arising from screening are likely to assume greater significance. The screening opportunities afforded by the Human Genome Project will provide humanity with choices that would have been inconceivable to any previous generation.
本文探讨了筛查相关的一般性问题,尤其是从筛查中获取的信息的收集和使用所涉及的问题。不同形式的筛查会带来特定的问题,这些问题有着自身的伦理复杂性。筛查引发的法律和伦理问题可能会变得更加重要。人类基因组计划带来的筛查机会将为人类提供先辈们难以想象的选择。