defined:

The process by which genetic counselors advise clients toward a certain test or outcome, particularly related to child-bearing issues, without pressure or coercion.

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Barbara Biesecker, M.S., of the National Human Genome Research Institute's Medical Genetics Branch, defines non-directiveness.

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