It has been maintained that patients have a right to complete information about their conditions. But what happens when the diagnosis reveals a genetic disorder that can have known harmful effects on...

It has been maintained that patients have a right to complete information about their conditions. But what happens when the diagnosis reveals a genetic disorder that can have known harmful effects on the children? Should the spouse automatically be told? The children? Other relatives? Who is “the patient” in such situations? What guidelines do you think should guide such information disclosure?