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Health Insurance, Employment, And The Human Genome: Genetic Discrimination And Biobanks In The United States, Eric A. Feldman, Chelsea Darnell
Health Insurance, Employment, And The Human Genome: Genetic Discrimination And Biobanks In The United States, Eric A. Feldman, Chelsea Darnell
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Does genetic information warrant special legal protection, and if so how should it be protected? This essay examines the most recent (and indeed only) significant effort by the US government to prohibit genetic discrimination, the Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act (GINA). We argue that the legislation is unlikely to have the positive impact sought by advocates of genetic privacy and proponents of biobanks. In part, GINA disappoints because it does too little. Hailed by its promoters as “the first civil rights act of the 21st century,” GINA’s reach is in fact quite modest and its grasp even more so. But …
The Nature Of Blacks' Skepticism About Genetic Testing, Dorothy E. Roberts
The Nature Of Blacks' Skepticism About Genetic Testing, Dorothy E. Roberts
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Genetic Testing, Nature, And Trust, Anita L. Allen
Genetic Testing, Nature, And Trust, Anita L. Allen
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Biology, Justice, And Women's Fate, Dorothy E. Roberts
Biology, Justice, And Women's Fate, Dorothy E. Roberts
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The Genetic Tie, Dorothy E. Roberts