Questions around the ownership of genetic information also relate to perceptions of autonomy and hierarchy within the family. A family as a group is made of individuals that are often not viewed or treated as equals. Perceptions of ownership are legally and culturally accepted within the traditional family structure.
What is the status of children? Do [...]
From Hallowell: “…previous research suggests that genetic testing may, indeed, lead to negative emotions such as guilt, blame and resentment within the family and these may have a deleterious effect on family relationships (e.g. Tibben et al. 1992, Chapple et al. 1995, Fanos and Johnson 1995).”
What is this deleterious effect? The existence of blame in [...]
Legal scholar Linda McClain highlights the cultural tendency in American society to view procreation choices within the realms of personal responsibility rather than unfettered individual rights. This cultural view corresponds with a shift in law and public policy, demonstrated by the Bush government’s premise to promote marriage and two-parent families.
“In the rhetoric of irresponsibility, reproductive [...]