Ronald F. White, Ph.D. Professor of Philosophy College of Mount St. Joseph

Testing Screening Voluntary Testing Involuntary Testing

Adult Testing –Men –Women Pregnant Women –Married Couples Zygotes Fetuses Children Minorities Institutionalized –Persons in Mental Institutions –Persons in Nursing Homes –Persons in Prisons –Persons in the Military –Persons in Hospitals

Rights Based Concerns –Voluntary vs. Involuntary Testing Arguments in Favor of Involuntary Testing Arguments Against Involuntary Testing –Access to Test Results Families Health Care Professionals Insurance Companies Employers Government –Testing Vulnerable Populations Teleological Concerns –Accuracy of Tests (false positives and negatives) –Cost of tests (cost/benefit ratios) –Testing for diseases without treatments or cures –Unanticipated Social Consequences

Communicable Diseases –Sexually Transmitted Diseases –Tuberculosis Genetic Diseases –Tay-Sachs Disease –Spina Bifida –Cystic Fibrosis –Down’s Syndrome –Sickle Cell Anemia –Huntington’s Disease Cancer –Breast Cancer –Prostate Cancer Intelligence Tests Drug and Alcohol Testing AIDS Testing