Require parental consent for newborn screening

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Imagine that your state legislature is considering a law that would require parental consent for newborn screening. Parental consent is currently not required, although newborn testing is not conducted over parental objection. (Currently only a few states actually require consent.) The health department has been asked to take a position on the pending legislation.

What position should the health department take? Use the following six questions to help craft your response (Bernheim, Nieburg, & Bonnie, 2005).

identification of risks and harms of concern
public health goals
stakeholders and their moral claims
scope of legal authority
relevant historical content
professional codes of ethics provide guidance.

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