Public Health Surveillance & Consent

The use of genetic information as anonymized data is incompatible with the principles of public health practice. Active surveillance does not imply neither does it authorize the formulation of preemptive solutions that cater to the whims of sections of various populations.

The notion that a selection of genes should result in desired human traits, is questionable from an ethical perspective. The dilemmas that need to be addressed are based on a successful development of the fetus in utero.

The use of Pre-Implantation Genetic Diagnosis (PGD) has been applied for various reasons but some clinics adopt ad hoc practices resulting in what can be termed human cloning.