Legal dimensions of the restriction of genetic screening in the Family and Youth Protection Law
Zahra Kolivand,
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mahzad SAFARINIA
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PhD in International Law, University of Tehran ,Assistant Professor, Faculty of Refah Faculty, Director of Law Department of Refah Faculty
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Keywords: Abortion, Screening, Healthy Family, Genetics, Young Population.,
Abstract :
Early identification of prenatal diseases and timely treatment of genetic abnormalities are among the main challenges of the healthcare system. In the field of medicine, screening is defined as a strategy for examining the population in relation to a health-threatening risk by identifying individuals at risk, with the aim of early detection for intervention or early control of a disease and its complications, which is carried out in the form of a series of screening tests in different months of pregnancy. Laws related to genetic screening have existed in our country for decades, whereby couples were financially supported to conduct relevant tests before the birth of their child and in the fetus. In the second half of 1400, the Law on Family and Youth Protection of the Population was approved by the Parliament, which, pursuant to Articles 53 and 56 of this law, created restrictions on genetic screening, and Article 56 of this law repealed the Medical Abortion Law approved in 1384. Article 53 of this law basically prohibits screening for diseases that lead to the birth of a baby with a difficult-to-treat disease, and in addition, doctors and health workers are not required to recommend screening. Thus, the discussion of hardship and elective abortion with abnormalities and treatments that are difficult for the family is limited. This research aims to examine the need to amend Articles 53 and 56 of the Population Youth and Family Support Plan and address women's challenges in the field of genetics and therapeutic abortion, using a descriptive-analytical method and data collection.
