The Potential for Discrimination in Health Insurance Based on Predictive Genetic Tests: Hearing Before the Subcommittee on Commerce, Trade, and...
Fulfilling the Promise of Genetics Research: Ensuring Nondiscrimination in Health Insurance and Employment : Hearing of the Committee on Health,...
This book offers some clarity as to the choices that have been made in various legal systems, both national and international, with respect to the regulation of genetic information.
This book will be of great interest to scholars and students of discrimination law, bioethics and disability law, and will be of considerable use to legal practitioners, medical practitioners and policy-makers in this area.
They explore all aspects of an issue that has only recently drawn the attention of policymakers and the public. The book opens with a report on the results of a public opinion poll on genetics and life insurance.
Protecting Against Genetic Discrimination: The Limits of Existing Laws : Hearing Before the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions,...
This book addresses emerging questions concerning who should bear responsibility for shouldering risk, as well as the viability of existing and experimental governance mechanisms in connection with new technologies.
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This book presents a current assessment of this rapidly evolving field, offering principles for actions and research and recommendations on key issues in genetic testing and screening.