The idea that an individual has a 'right not to know'genetic information about himself or
herself is entrenched in both the policy sphere and the genetic counselling ethos. In this …

Prompted by developments in human genetics, a recurrent bioethical question concerns a
person's 'right to know'and 'right not to know'about genetic information held that is …

The increasing availability of personal genetic information (a term that we will have to
define) creates situations containing challenging, sometimes even morally coercive …

The “right not to know” has generated significant discussion, especially regarding genetic
information. In this paper, I argue that this purported right is better understood as a …

This paper examines some arguments which deny the existence of an individual right to
remain ignorant about genetic information relating to oneself–often referred to as 'a right to …

The last decade has witnessed the emergence of international ethics guidelines discussing
the importance of disclosing global and also, in certain circumstances, individual genetic …

One of the much debated issues around the evolving human genetics is the question of the
right to know versus the right not to know. The core question of this theme is whether an …

The fact that genetic information about one person can be of value to others poses an
important challenge to the primacy of respect for the principle of autonomy in medicine …

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The contribution ofthis chapter is two-fold. First, it argues for conceptual clarity in the debates
about the right to know and the right not to know by suggesting that the most appropriate …