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Niedyrektywność w poradnictwie genetycznym dotyczącym decyzji reprodukcyjnych
Nondirective approach in genetic counseling concerning reproductive choices

Author(s): Olga Dryla
Subject(s): Philosophy, Philosophical Traditions, Ethics / Practical Philosophy, Existentialism, Analytic Philosophy, Philosophy of Science, Hermeneutics
Published by: Wydawnictwo Naukowe Uniwersytetu Szczecińskiego
Keywords: bioethics; nondirectiveness; genetic counseling; autonomy; reproductive choice

Summary/Abstract: Nondirectiveness is almost universally recognized as the most defining feature of genetic counseling and adherence to a nondirective approach is the generally required and professed standard; there is no widely accepted definition of nondirectiveness yet. Although the principle of nondirectiveness is still poorly understood, its importance is widely discussed and sometimes questioned. The current article tries to elaborate – by analyzing different descriptions and interpretations of nondirective approach – a theoretically consistent and practically operational concept of nondirectiveness in genetic counseling concerning reproductive choices.

  • Issue Year: 2015
  • Issue No: 32
  • Page Range: 71-91
  • Page Count: 21
  • Language: Polish