What does it mean to be a" just" and" caring" society when we have only limited resources to
meet unlimited health care needs? Do we believe that all lives are of equal value? Is human …

This paper explores a novel philosophy of ethical care in the face of burgeoning biomedical
technologies. I respond to a serious challenge facing traditional bioethics with its roots in …

The professional and institutional responsibility for handling genetic knowledge is well
discussed; less attention has been paid to how lay people and particularly people who are …

Carrier testing of adults provides information about the risk of passing a genetic mutation to
your children, leading to reproductive (and some say, eugenic) decisions. Excessive carrier …

Over the past 15 years, a series of empirical studies in different countries have shown that
our increasing genetic knowledge leads to new forms of exclusion, disadvantaging and …

A anemia falciforme é a doença genética com maior prevalência no Brasil. Desde 1976,
recomenda-se que o exame para identificação do traço falciforme faça parte do protocolo …

The review of the text Genetic Testing: Care, Consent and Liability by Kathy Hudson (Nat.
Genet. 38, 603; 2006) referred to an apparent error concerning the case of Breyne V …

Repeatedly it has been remarked that the results of genomic research are threatening
traditional concepts of personal responsibility and individual autonomy. Contemporary …

This paper looks at popular cultural artifacts (films, television programs, magazines, and
books) to consider the ways in which genetics and genetic technology are changing public …

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Supersized Fries ‘‘Just’’ Snacking? ‘‘Just’’ Des(s)erts? LEONARD M. FLECK The annual cost of …