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Overview
This diverse collection of papers attempts to address and discuss critically issues surrounding the control of, and access to, genetic information from ethical, medical, legal and theoretical points of view. Special reference is made to the implications of genetic information for eugenics, the insurance industry, commercialisation of genetic testing, strategies for raising public awareness and the value of theoretical, ethical and socialogical frameworks in the debate.Synopsis
This diverse collection of papers attempts to address and discuss critically issues surrounding the control of, and access to, genetic information from ethical, medical, legal and theoretical points of view. Special reference is made to the implications of genetic information for eugenics, the insurance industry, commercialisation of genetic testing, strategies for raising public awareness and the value of theoretical, ethical and socialogical frameworks in the debate.
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Thirty papers representing the proceedings of a December 1997 international conference in Preston, Britain, address and critically discuss issues relating to genetic information from ethical, medical, legal, and theoretical points of view. They cover eugenics, genetics and insurance, the commercialization of genetic information, public awareness, and theoretical concerns. Specific topics include whether preventing genetic impairments discriminates against people with disabilities, the shifting role of insurance companies in the genetics era, ethical implications of the vanishing distinction between biological information and other information, genetics and journalism in the US, and influences of genetic testing on a person's freedom. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)