scholarly journals Patient education and informed consent for preimplantation genetic diagnosis: Health literacy for genetics and assisted reproductive technology

2009 ◽  
Vol 11 (9) ◽  
pp. 640-645 ◽  
Author(s):  
Michelle L McGowan ◽  
Christopher J Burant ◽  
Rocio Moran ◽  
Ruth Farrell
2012 ◽  
Vol 61 (3) ◽  
pp. 75-82
Author(s):  
Julija Artemevna Loginova ◽  
Olga Gavrilovna Chiryaeva

Preimplantation genetic diagnosis was first reported 20 years ago. During this time the range of possibilities of assisted reproductive technology has expanded and the possibility of molecular diagnosis of single cells greatly increased. Preimplantation diagnosis has evolved from an experimental procedure to an efficient form of Prenatal Diagnosis, which broadened the indications for Prenatal Diagnosis and can be applied at the earliest stage. This review shows the current state of preimplantation genetic diagnosis and describes its capabilities


2003 ◽  
Vol 80 (2) ◽  
pp. 467-468 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lawrence Werlin ◽  
Ingrid Rodi ◽  
Alan DeCherney ◽  
Ellen Marello ◽  
David Hill ◽  
...  

2012 ◽  
Vol 61 (5) ◽  
Author(s):  
Aldo Rocco Vitale

L’articolo esamina la recente decisione della Corte Europea dei Diritti dell’Uomo che ha censurato la legge 40/2004 in tema di procreazione medicalmente assistita per il suo divieto di diagnosi genetica preimpianto. La Corte ha accusato di incoerenza l’ordinamento giuridico italiano perché esso vieta la diagnosi genetica preimpianto, ma ammette l’aborto terapeutico. Il contributo analizza brevemente il caso e la sentenza riguardante una coppia di portatori sani di fibrosi cistica che chiedeva l’accesso alle tecniche previste dalla legge 40/2004 lamentando la violazione del diritto alla vita privata e familiare e il divieto di discriminazione contemplati dagli art. 8 e 14 della Convenzione Europea per i Diritti dell’Uomo. Quindi si passa ad una critica etica, filosofica e giuridica del problema trattato, soffermandosi sulla differenza e sul rapporto tra la legge italiana sull’aborto e quella sulla procreazione medicalmente assistita, sulla diagnosi genetica preimpianto e sul rischio di eugenetica che essa porta con sé. ---------- The article examines the recent decision of the European Court of human rights which has censored the Italian law 40/2004 on assisted reproductive technology for its ban on preimplantation genetic diagnosis. The Court accused of inconsistency the Italian legal system because it prohibits preimplantation genetic diagnosis, but admits the therapeutic abortion. The contribution analyses briefly the case and the ruling concerning a pair of healthy carriers of cystic fibrosis that sought access to techniques foreseen by law 40/2004 complaining of the violation of the right to private and family life and the prohibition of discrimination covered by art. 8 and 14 of the European Convention on human rights. So we then move on to a philosophical, legal and ethics critique of the problem issued, dwelling on the difference and relationship between the Italian law on abortion and on assisted reproductive technology, on preimplantation genetic diagnosis and on the risk of eugenics that it brings.


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