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Using the Best Interests Standard to decide whether to test children for untreatable, late-onset genetic diseases.

The Journal of medicine and philosophy - 1 Jan 2000

Kopelman Loretta M

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A new analysis of the Best Interests Standard is given and applied to the controversy about testing children for untreatable, severe late-onset genetic diseases, such as Huntington's disease or Alzheimer's disease. A professional consensus recommends against such predictive testing, because it is not in children's best interest. Critics disagree. The Best Interests Standard can be a powerful way to resolve such...

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PMID: 17712709
DOI: 10.1080/03605310701515252

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