Ethics of screening Flashcards
1
Q
Screening programme vs individual choice
A
Justification behind screening programme is assessed by the cost of the procedure vs the cost of treating the possible conditions.
2
Q
Abortion and disability
A
Abortion act states that woman can terminate baby on the counts of severe disability.
3
Q
Common objections to screening in general
A
Discriminatory
- Assumes certain types of individual are not worth of life-time expenditure
Demeaning to those born with screened for conditions
- Contributes to social determinant of disability.
Arbitrary screening of what we can screen for
- What is a serious condition.
4
Q
Seriousness of conditions
A
There is a debated discussion of ‘serious conditions’
- There is no definitive list of serious conditions
