Making Responsible Decisions: An Interpretive Ethic for Genetic Decisionmaking
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
1-1999
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.
Repository Citation
White, M. T.
(1999). Making Responsible Decisions: An Interpretive Ethic for Genetic Decisionmaking. The Hasting Center Report, 29 (1), 14-21.
https://corescholar.libraries.wright.edu/comhth/26
DOI
10.2307/3528534
