Genetic Privacy

ThephenomenonoftheNewGeneticsraisescomplexsocialproblems,particularlythoseofprivacy.Thisbookoffersethicalandlegalperspectivesonthequestionsofarighttoknowandnottoknowgeneticinformationfromthestandpointofindividuals,theirrelatives,employers,insurersandthestate.GraemeLaurieprovidesauniquedefinitionofprivacy,includingaconceptofpropertyrightsintheperson,andarguesforstrongerlegalprotectionofprivacyintheshadowofdevelopmentsinhumangenetics.Hechallengestheroleandthelimitsofestablishedprinciplesinmedicallawandethics,includingrespectforpatientautonomyandconfidentiality.Thisbookwillinterestlawyers,philosophersanddoctorsconcernedbothwithgeneticinformationandissuesofprivacy;itwillalsointerestgeneticcounsellors,researchers,andpolicymakersworldwideforitspracticalstanceondilemmasinmoderngeneticmedicine.