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| Language | English |
|---|---|
| Pages | 61-63 |
| Number of pages | 3 |
| Journal | Current Obstetrics and Gynaecology |
| Volume | 4 |
| Issue number | 1 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - Mar 1994 |
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Keywords
- genetic diseases
- obstetric scanning
- genetic screening
- law of negligence
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Medico-legal aspects ogf obstetric scanning and genetic screening. / Norrie, Kenneth.
In: Current Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Vol. 4, No. 1, 03.1994, p. 61-63.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
TY - JOUR
T1 - Medico-legal aspects ogf obstetric scanning and genetic screening
AU - Norrie, Kenneth
PY - 1994/3
Y1 - 1994/3
N2 - While the battle against infectious diseases has seen many successes, the battle against genetic diseases has seen far fewer. This fact is sometimes forgotten since the incidence of births of babies affected with genetic defects has fallen dramatically in recent years; however that fall is due not to the development of cures, but to the development of obstetric scanning and genetic screening, and to the availability of abortion. This gives rise to a number of difficult legal problems. The law of negligence and the possibility of an action against the doctor exists in this field of medical practice as in others, and will be examined first. After that, a number of problems peculiar to this area will be raised.
AB - While the battle against infectious diseases has seen many successes, the battle against genetic diseases has seen far fewer. This fact is sometimes forgotten since the incidence of births of babies affected with genetic defects has fallen dramatically in recent years; however that fall is due not to the development of cures, but to the development of obstetric scanning and genetic screening, and to the availability of abortion. This gives rise to a number of difficult legal problems. The law of negligence and the possibility of an action against the doctor exists in this field of medical practice as in others, and will be examined first. After that, a number of problems peculiar to this area will be raised.
KW - genetic diseases
KW - obstetric scanning
KW - genetic screening
KW - law of negligence
U2 - 10.1016/0957-5847(94)90015-9
DO - 10.1016/0957-5847(94)90015-9
M3 - Article
VL - 4
SP - 61
EP - 63
JO - Current Obstetrics and Gynaecology
T2 - Current Obstetrics and Gynaecology
JF - Current Obstetrics and Gynaecology
SN - 0957-5847
IS - 1
ER -