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The promise of genetic discovery is driving research and fueling new medical techniques. ... This project was the biggest undertaking by the scientific community in which scholars and companies from all over the world secequced genes in order to have a database of human genetic information. ... The importance of new laws
Legislation is needed to prevent the misuse of new genetic and medical discoveries. Although it may take years before genetic information is widely used, laws are needed now to prevent unauthorized parties from being able to attain this information, as it could be misused inadvertly or abused intentionally. Employers could get a sample of your genetic information from the cup you drink out of or the computer you type on, then test you to see if you are prone to disease by checking your genes for flaws. ... Employees should have a choice to say no to testing, or demand job security if genetic tests reveal any potential defects. ... If generalizations are made on genetic profiles there is a chance the information could be abused, either purposely or unintentionally.
There is the assumption that genetic information will be used unfairly because there are not current laws that define its usage. ... It mainly protects consumers from losing health insurance if they change jobs and forbids discrimination based on health status, however it states nothing about a person’s genetic information. ... Most of these assumptions seem fair and have an accurate description of what we could expect to come from genetic discoveries. ... The main assumption is that new genetic testing is coming that will predict, with great accuracy, in timing and body location, of possible health issues. ... The scenarios given assume that the misuse of genetic information will become common practice. There are also the assumptions that current laws can not be adapted to make them apply to genetic discoveries. ... Current laws regarding gene patenting, cloning, and
research
A. ... Why companies want to patent
US is current trying to pass legislation to ban human cloning. ... Misuses of genetic information
This article looks at what genetic information will have to answer to, as it could open a Pandora’s box of privacy issues. ... If genetic information is unregulated, a person’s privacy and quality of life could be in jeopardy.
Approximate Word count = 1824
Approximate Pages = 7.3
(250 words per page double spaced)
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