Article
Making Responsible Decisions: An Interpretive Ethic for Genetic Decisionmaking
The Hasting Center Report
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
1-1-1999
Disciplines
Abstract
It is widely thought that genetic counselors should work with parents “nondirectively”: they should keep parents informed and support their decisions. But this view misconceives human decisionmaking by failing to recognize that value choices are constructed within and constrained by a community. Acknowledging that decisions involve interaction with and responsibility toward others leads to a “dialogical” model of counseling, in which genetic counselors may question and guide parents’ decisions.
DOI
10.2307/3528534
Citation Information
Mary T. White. "Making Responsible Decisions: An Interpretive Ethic for Genetic Decisionmaking" The Hasting Center Report Vol. 29 Iss. 1 (1999) p. 14 - 21 ISSN: 1552-146X Available at: http://works.bepress.com/mary_white/38/