Tag Archives: genetic illness
Genetic Discrimination: Provincial & Territorial Laws Needed
Leah Hutt and Elaine Gibson propose that Federal legislation is insufficient to fully protect the genetic information of Canadians, so provinces and territories must enact laws and regulations within their jurisdictions that can help to ensure further protection for all Canadians from genetic discrimination.
The Privacy Paradox and Duty to Warn
Kathy Hodgkinson and Daryl Pullman propose that high risk/high recurrence genetic diseases should come under the purview of public health.
Risky Business: Genetic Discrimination & Insurance
Françoise Baylis discusses the response of the Canadian insurance industry to Bill S-201, An Act to prohibit and prevent genetic discrimination.
Impact Ethics 