The ethical landscape in the field of genomics is rapidly shifting. Plummeting sequencing
costs, along with ongoing advances in bioinformatics, now make it possible to generate an …

Can passing antidiscrimination laws ever be a bad idea? Yes, if broad policy reform is
abandoned in favor of gengtic-specific legislation. But in spite of its serious flaws, both in …

Health care expenditure in the United States exceeds $2 trillion a year, 1 and on a per capita
basis far exceeds the expenditure of any other country. 2 Much of this money is not well …

Regulation shapes all aspects of America's fragmented health care industry, from the flow of
dollars to the communication between physicians and patients. It is the engine that …

Genetic discrimination—defined as the denial of rights, privileges, or opportunities or other
adverse treatment based solely on genetic information (including family history)—is an …

The decoding of the human genome, announced with great fanfare by President Bill Clinton
and Prime Minister Tony Blair in June, 2000, 1 marked a hugely symbolic milestone in the …

* Professor of Law, Washington University School of Law, St. Louis; AB 1984, Harvard
University; JD 1988, Harvard Law School. I am grateful to Christopher Javillonar, Robyn …

This study reports on 13 semistructured in-depth interviews to qualitatively explore the
experiences of individuals who publicly shared their direct-to-consumer genetic testing …

One of the most important and contentious policy issues surrounding genetics is whether
genetic information should be treated separately from other medical information. The view …

Many genetic counselors recommend that individuals secure desired insurance policies,
such as life insurance, prior to undergoing predictive genetic testing. It has been argued …