Ethics of genomic newborn screening: a child-centered public health framework
The screening of newborns for severe congenital diseases has been a success story since the 1960s. With the upsurge of genomic sequencing technologies, the question arises: Should genomic Newborn Screening (gNBS) be introduced as general public health measure for all newborns? From an ethical perspe...
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| Format: | Article (Journal) |
| Language: | English |
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4 September 2025
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Ethik in der Medizin
Year: 2025, Volume: 37, Issue: 3, Pages: 331-359 |
| ISSN: | 1437-1618 |
| DOI: | 10.1007/s00481-025-00867-4 |
| Online Access: | Resolving-System, kostenfrei, Volltext: https://doi.org/10.1007/s00481-025-00867-4
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| Author Notes: | Martin Jungkunz, Christoph Schickhardt |
| Summary: | The screening of newborns for severe congenital diseases has been a success story since the 1960s. With the upsurge of genomic sequencing technologies, the question arises: Should genomic Newborn Screening (gNBS) be introduced as general public health measure for all newborns? From an ethical perspective, this leads to the question: What are the relevant moral criteria and points to consider when analyzing and evaluating gNBS as a standard public health procedure in neonatal care? |
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| Item Description: | Gesehen am 28.01.2026 |
| Physical Description: | Online Resource |
| ISSN: | 1437-1618 |
| DOI: | 10.1007/s00481-025-00867-4 |