Ethical dilemmas of antenatal screening for Down's syndrome in primary care

A fictionalised case report is used to highlight the author's experience of antenatal screening for Down's syndrome in a primary care setting. The case of a Bangladeshi woman who has a strongly positive result for a screening test for which she has not given informed consent is examined fr...

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Published in:Advances in mental health and intellectual disabilities 2010-03, Vol.4 (1), p.20-24
Main Author: Douglas, Neil
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Antenatal screening
Blood tests
Case reports
Consent
Cultural Differences
Decision making
Diagnostic tests
Disability
Disability Discrimination
Down Syndrome
Down's syndrome
Embryology
Ethics
Females
Informed consent
Integrated approach
Intellectual disabilities
Learning disabilities
Learning disability
Mental health
Patients
Physicians
Positive Attitudes
Pregnancy
Primary care
Professional ethics
Professionals
Risk Assessment
Screening Tests
Test Results
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Summary:A fictionalised case report is used to highlight the author's experience of antenatal screening for Down's syndrome in a primary care setting. The case of a Bangladeshi woman who has a strongly positive result for a screening test for which she has not given informed consent is examined from several different ethical standpoints. The dilemma posed by the case is resolved using a narrative ethical approach.
ISSN:1753-0180
2044-1282
2044-1290
DOI:10.5042/amhld.2010.0054