Consent form, the highest ethical standard in creating DNA databases for criminal investigation

Preparation of DNA databases for the purpose of criminal investigation opens discussions about ethical-legal issues concerning violation of human rights. The practice shows that one of the human rights that can be misused while creating such a database is the right to freedom, the freedom to make a decision. When preparing DNA databases, the right to freedom refers to free decision of the person to be sampled for carrying out the test. The right to freedom and respect to self-determination of the person implies the necessity of prior consent of the subject when preparing a database on general population level.

Source: Forensic Science International: Genetics Supplement Series - October 25, 2022 Category: Forensic Medicine Authors: Renata Jankova, Pavlinka Donevska-Stefanov, Natasha Bitoljanu, Goran Pavlovski, Robert Janevski, Aleksandar Stankov Source Type: research