Screening of Newborns for Disorders with High Benefit-Risk Ratios Should Be Mandatory

Newborn screening has evolved to include an increasingly complex spectrum of diseases, raising concerns that screening should be optional and require parental consent. Early detection of disorders like PKU and MCAD is essential to prevent serious disability and death in affected children. These are...

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Veröffentlicht in:The Journal of law, medicine & ethics medicine & ethics, 2016-06, Vol.44 (2), p.231-240
Hauptverfasser: Kelly, Nicole, Makarem, Dalia Chehayeb, Wasserstein, Melissa P.
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