Contents

Notes on contributors, ix

Acknowledgements, xiii

1 Philosophical introduction: case analysis in clinical ethics, 1

-Richard Ashcroft, Michael Parker, Marian Verkerk, Guy Widdershoven

 2 Families and genetic testing: the case of Jane and Phyllis, 7

-Anneke Lucassen

-Appendix I - Family diagram, 18

-Appendix II - Patient information leaflet, 19

3 Family access to shared genetic information: an analysis of the narrative, 27

-Brian Hurwitz

 4 A virtue-ethics approach, 45

-Alastair Campbell

5 Interpretation and dialogue in hermeneutic ethics, 57

-Guy Widdershoven

 6 `Power, corruption and lies`: ethics and power, 77

-Richard Ashcroft

 7 Reading the genes, 95

-Rob Withers

8 A utilitarian approach, 115 

-Julian Savulescu

 9 A feminist care-ethics approach to genetics, 133

-Marian Verkek

10 A conversational approach to the ethics of genetic testing, 149  

-Michael Parker

11 Families and genetic testing: the case of Jane and Phyllis from a four-principles perspective, 165

-Raanan Gillon

12 A phenomenological approach to bioethics, 187

-George Agich

13 An empirical approach, 201

-Soren Holm

 14 Response to ethical dissections of the case, 213

-Anneke Lucassen

 15 Philosophical reflections, 225

-Michael Parker, Richard Ashcroft, Marian Verkerk, Guy Widdershoven

Index, 231