Though Experiment
- Father has a genetic blindness issue
- Mother is dead
- Daughter and father ask doctor to screen daughter if she has the same genetic problem
- Doctor finds that daughter and father are not related
- Two options are:
- Tell daughter and father they are not related + has no illness
- Tell daughter that she does not have genetic illness
Arguments
Arguments For 1
- Its the doctorâs responsibility to tell them before things can get worse
- The daughter would still believe she is genetically related, and could be misinformed of her other cases
- Not saying feels like lying by omission
- Could have legal implications with HIPPA
- It is the duty of the doctor to provide them any information that could cause them further problems
- The family has a right to know this information
Arguments For 2
- It would be devastating for their family situation, so we shouldnât cause that harm to people. The harms outweigh the benefits
- We have no liability to tell them anything more than the test results
- As the mom is dead, there is no way for the daughter to find her biological father