Table 3 (Potential) negative and positive societal implications of EUCS identified in review.
From: Societal implications of expanded universal carrier screening: a scoping review
(Potential) negative implications | Empirical evidence found in searcha |
|---|---|
Medicalization | |
 Supply push | No evidence found in search |
 Routinization | Evidence for [55] |
 Slippery slope | No evidence found in search |
Stigmatization | |
 Reinforcement of disability-based stigmatization | No evidence found in search |
 Stigmatization of carriers/couples opting out of screening | |
Discrimination | |
 Discrimination of carrier couples | |
 Discrimination of people living with the conditions screened | No evidence found in search |
Achieving equal access | |
 Awareness high-risk groups undermined by universal offer | No evidence found in search |
 Reaching target population (unplanned pregnancies, inadequate information provision) | No evidence found in search |
 Costs & funding: couples perceived barriers regarding paying for screening | |
(Potential) positive implications | |
Stigmatization | |
 Reduce stigmatization of ethnic groups | No evidence found in search |
Achieving equal access | |
 Equal access for high-risk groups and the general population | No evidence found in search |
Other | |
Achieving equal access | |
 Costs & funding: cost-effectiveness/fair allocation of healthcare resources | No evidence found in search |
