The scarcity of resources that can be allocated to genetic testing will ultimately limit the
number of diseases subjected to molecular analysis. Medical student David Allan, who …

The Human Genome Project and its attendant ethical, legal, and social problems extend
around the world, embracing many different cultures. Although the science is the same, its …

Herein we discuss Mexican geneticists' views of ethical issues in genetic testing and
screening, analyzing whether eugenic principles are involved in this activity. The information …

Conclusion Genetic knowledge is now in the public domain and its interpretation by the
media and the citizens brings the issues into the public forum of discussion for the necessary …

Many variables are ethically relevant to the assessment of medical interven tions. While
considering these variables in the context of genetics, it is helpful to distinguish between …

As research on and applications of human genetics expanded remarkably during the 1990s,
claims were increasingly raised that genetics and its applications should also be considered …

The idea that a world in which everyone was born “perfect” would be a world in which
something valuable was missing often comes up in debates about the ethics of technologies …

Genetic information plays an increasingly important role in ourlives. As a result of the Human
Genome Project, knowledge ofthe genetic basis of various diseases is growing …

Proposed: an international code of ethics for medical genetics Page 1 Clin Genet 1993: 44:
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