Non-disclosure of genetic risks: The case for developing legal wrongs
Published online on June 29, 2016
Abstract
In ABC v. St Georges Healthcare NHS Trust, the High Court rejected the argument that doctors have a legal duty to disclose actionable genetic risks to a patient’s relatives. This article reconsiders the concept of a duty to disclose actionable genetic risks in the context of widening perceptions of legal harm and developing professional and public perceptions of corresponding wrongs.