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Title The governance of genetic information : who decides? / edited by Heather Widdows and Caroline Mullen
Published Cambridge, UK ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2009
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Description 1 online resource (xi, 235 pages)
Series Cambridge law, medicine, and ethics
Cambridge law, medicine, and ethics.
Contents The medium and the message : tissue samples, genetic information, and data protection legislation / Neil C. Manson -- Me, myself, I : against narcissism in the governance of genetic information / Søren Holm -- Decisions, consent and expectations of the individual / Caroline Mullen -- Constructing communal models of governance : collectives of individuals or distinct ethical loci? / Heather Widdows -- Rights, responsibility and stewardship : beyond consent / Roger Brownsword -- Who decides what? : relational ethics, genetics and well-being / Sarah Wilson -- Involving publics in biobank governance : moving beyond existing approaches / Kathryn G. Hunter and Graeme T. Laurie -- Genetic information and public opinion / Andrew Edgar -- Harmonisation and standardisation in ethics and governance : conceptual and practical challenges / Ruth Chadwick and Heather Strange
Summary This volume suggests alternative ethical frameworks and models of regulation relating to the governance of genetic information
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 214-228) and index
Notes Print version record
Subject Genetic screening -- Government policy.
Genetic screening -- Moral and ethical aspects.
Medical records -- Access control.
Privacy, Right of.
Genetic Privacy -- ethics.
Decision Making -- ethics.
Genetic Privacy -- legislation & jurisprudence.
Public Policy.
Form Electronic book
Author Mullen, Caroline.
Widdows, Heather, 1972-
ISBN 051163482X (electronic bk.)
9780511634826 (electronic bk.)
9780511635274