In an episode of Star Trek: The Next Generation, the crew and passengers of the Enterprise
were afflicted with a malady that nearly culminated in the destruction of the ship and the …

The primary theme of this paper is the normative case against ownership of one's genetic
information along with the source of that information (usually human tissues samples). The …

Ever since the birth of the idea of human rights, it has been generally accepted that human
beings should generally be free to make their own decisions, at least in their personal …

One of the most difficult issues doctors face is a conflict between their professional duties.
Such a conflict may arise when doctors know that information has implications not only for …

It is often argued that concern with basic personal privacy suggests that individuals should
be allowed to decide in isolation whether to obtain genetic information through testing and …

The General Data Protection Regulation1 (GDPR) introduces a new and seemingly quite far-
reaching exemption to the general prohibition for the processing of genetic data. Namely …

46 HASTINGS CENTER REPORT May-June 2009 that only direct oral encounters count as
agential communication, despite the fact that giving someone a written document is itself a …

To the Editor: Recently, Im et al. 1 presented a method that can infer an individual's
participation in a study when regression coefficients from quantitative phenotypes are …

During the last decades, a better understanding of the influence of genetic factors on the
onset of illness and disease has evolved. Unfortunately, however, the information revealed …