THE CHANGING MORAL FOCUS OF NEWBORN SCREENING: AN ETHICAL ANALYSIS BY THE PRESIDENT'S COUNCIL ON BIOETHICS

The President's Council on Bioethics
Washington, D.C., December 2008

TABLE OF CONTENTS

• Letter of Transmittal to the President
• Members of the President's Council on Bioethics    
• Council Staff
• Preface
• Chapter One: Newborn Screening Today
• Chapter Two: The Changing Principles and Practice of Newborn Screening
• Chapter Three: The Future of Newborn Screening
• Chapter Four: Newborn Screening: Mandatory, Elective, or Both?
• Personal Statements:
  • Personal Statement of Floyd E. Bloom, M.D., And Michael S. Gazzaniga, Ph.D.
  • Personal Statement of Jean B. Elshtain, Ph.D.
  • Personal Statement of Gilbert C. Meilaender, Ph.D.
  • Personal Statement of Carl E. Schneider, J.D.
• Bibliography