Ethics Challenges for Presenting Genetic Data in Forensic Settings

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Table 1.

Duties of a Physician Working in Different Roles as Described by Dialectical Principlism

	Forensic Role	Treatment Role	Research Role	Managed Care Role
Primary duties	Advancing justice via: Truth-telling Respect for persons	Advancing patient welfare via: Respecting autonomy Beneficence Nonmaleficence	Advancing scientific knowledge	Appropriate allocation of resources


Secondary duties	Consideration of the evaluee’s welfare	Consideration of societal welfare via:	Safety and health of research subjects	Welfare of the patient receiving care
	Consideration of the retaining attorney’s case Consideration of societal expectations for physicians Consideration of personal values	Protecting vulnerable third parties Distributive justice