Should doctors have a legal duty to warn relatives of their genetic risks?

Lancet. 2019 Dec 14;394(10215):2133-2135. doi: 10.1016/S0140-6736(19)32941-1. Epub 2019 Nov 26.
No abstract available

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Confidentiality / legislation & jurisprudence
  • Duty to Warn / ethics
  • Duty to Warn / legislation & jurisprudence*
  • England
  • Ethics, Medical
  • Genetic Counseling / ethics
  • Genetic Counseling / legislation & jurisprudence*
  • Genetic Diseases, Inborn / genetics*
  • Genetic Predisposition to Disease / genetics
  • Humans
  • Liability, Legal
  • Physician's Role*
  • Public Opinion
  • State Medicine / ethics
  • State Medicine / legislation & jurisprudence