Question

Abby is a 33-year old, married Roman Catholic woman who has received successful treatment for melanoma. While at the cancer center, she gave her consent to use her tissue samples in a research protocol in which researchers scrutinized chromosomes most frequently involved in rearrangements of melanoma cells. While visually inspecting Abby's tissue sample, a researcher discovered a translocation or mutation between two other chromosomes. The mutated chromosomes were not among those the researcher had specific authorization to examine, in accord with the informed consent form Abby had signed. According to the researcher's description of the situation, the aberration is not directly responsible for the initiation of melanoma. Whether the aberration is a factor in promoting tumor growth or tumor metastasis remains a question. However, with such a genetic abnormality, Abby, if she became pregnant, has a 50% chance of spontaneous miscarriage, a 25% chance of delivering a severely deformed child, and a 25% chance of a healthy child. Moreover, her viable offspring risk carrying the same abnormality. Unsure whether to tell Abby about these findings, the researcher contacts Abby's primary oncologist (who has a longstanding relationship with her) as well as the Ethics Consultation Service. 1. The most compelling of the reasons listed below not to tell Abby about the finding is: O Abby's religious beliefs forbid abortion, so having the information will not enable her to prevent the potential harm of miscarriage or birth defects. O Disclosing genetic information to one person inherently discloses information about that person's family members without their consent. O Abby's right of autonomy includes the right not to have unwanted information forced upon her. O Abby's primary oncologist believes she will be very upset by the information.

Answer 1

The Catholic religions forbid abortion is it is done to kill an life intentionally but it accepts it if the new life will endanger the mother's life. They didn't consider it if the abortion is done before the life or a fetus getting the soul

Information of genetic information to a patient often forms an ethical and legal dilemma if proper informed consent is not taken.This can also pose a threat to the family of being exposed of their problem to another generation without their consent. Doing so can be categorized as breach of confidentiality.

Right to autonomy refers to ,a persons choice to make decision

When a patient is suspected or detected for any cancer due to genetic inheritance has to be definitely informed about it

Ans:Disclosing genetic information to ons person inherently discloses information about that person's family members without their consent