Tuesday, February 21, 2012

Can You Be Fired for Your Genes?

This article from Time Magazine brings up an example for something discussed in class during the genetic testing debate. A woman in the article claims to have been fired from her job for having a gene predisposing her to cancer. It discusses a Genetic Information Nondisclosure Act, also known as GINA. It makes it illegal for people to be fired based on information found in genetic testing. The article discusses the advances in genetic testing which are making more and more know just by a test. It does not discuss whether genetic testing should be done, it just seems to assume that it is becoming more prevalent; what it discusses is more of the rights people should have after the information has been found.

 

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