The author comments on the question of a right not to know genetic information, in a
response to Dr Adorno. The article discusses similaries shared between Laurie and Adorno …

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 …

In this chapter we aim to outline some of the ways in which the debate over the right to know
and the right not to know has moved on since this book was first published in 1997. The …

The paper builds on earlier medico-legal work by Laurie on privacy in relation to genetic
material. In this chapter, the author discusses not only Laurie's views as' pro-privacy'but the …

The right to privacy and the right to autonomy or self-determination are interrelated in
various ways, but they are still very different rights. In this paper I will discuss some of the …

I welcome the opportunity to respond to the article by Dr Canellopoulou Bottis which
discusses my work'In Defence of Ignorance: Genetic Information and the Right Not to Know' …

Privacy is a right with many aspects. Although, a uniform approach on privacy is quite often
sought, a consensus is growing that there are not only one but many privacy rights. This …

The privacy concerns discussed in the 1990s in relation to the New Genetics failed to
anticipate the relevant issues for individuals, families, geneticists and society. Consumers …

Genetics and diseases of genetic origin inescapably involve families. Thus genetic
information obtained by testing one person may contain information of the same kind on one …

The UN Inter-Agency Committee on Bioethics met for its tenth meeting at the UNESCO
headquarters in Paris on 4-5th March 2011. Member organisations such as the WHO and …