Genetic discrimination : transatlantic perspectives on the case for a European-level legal response
G. Quinn (Editor), Aisling De Paor (Editor), Peter David Blanck (Editor)
As genetic technologies advance, genetic testing may well offer the prospect of detecting the onset of future disabilities. Some research also forwards that certain behavioural profiles may have a strong genetic basis, such as the determination to succeed, or the propensity for risk-taking. As this technology becomes more prevalent, there is a danger that genetic information may be misused by third parties and that particular genetic profiles may be discriminated against by employers, by providers of social goods and services, such as insurance companies and even by educational facilities. This
eBook, English, 2015
Routledge, Abingdon, Oxon, 2015