![Pediatric Ethicscope: the Journal of Pediatric Bioethics and Pediatric Ethics BRCA testing](https://pediatricethicscope.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/8.-BRCA-testing-for-minors-1200x800.jpg)
In 1995, the medical establishment concluded genetic tests in minors should not be done outside of diagnosis of a treatable disease. The AAP concluded likewise in 2001 and 2013. A new phenomenon is emerging: young women of BRCA positive mothers are requesting genetic testing, and positions have softened with the recognition that some exceptions can be justified.