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Originally Posted by Merry
I'm really wishing my mum was in a fit state to have a DNA test done. It would be simple enough to collect a sample as she dribbles all the time, but that feels unethical. Having said that, as my blood pressure raises it feels less so!
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I agonised for ages over having my aunt's DNA tested. She agreed, but there was no sense of informed consent.
Perhaps the questions are:
Who got you interested in family history?
Do you have Power of Attorney?
My Mum, who started me off on this journey over half a century ago, would have been fascinated. (And so would I: I'm just not picking up recognisable results for her side of the family) Her sister would have been actively hostile.
It would have felt completely wrong to have tested my other aunt, but for Mum, I would simply have grieved that I could not share the results with her.