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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Hauptverfasser: Jungkunz, Martin (VerfasserIn) , Schickhardt, Christoph (VerfasserIn)
Dokumenttyp: Article (Journal)
Sprache:Englisch
Veröffentlicht: 4 September 2025
In: Ethik in der Medizin
Year: 2025, Jahrgang: 37, Heft: 3, Pages: 331-359
ISSN:1437-1618
DOI:10.1007/s00481-025-00867-4
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Verfasserangaben:Martin Jungkunz, Christoph Schickhardt
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Zusammenfassung: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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ISSN:1437-1618
DOI:10.1007/s00481-025-00867-4