Genetic Exceptionalism

P. Kakuk

doi:10.1016/B978-0-12-373932-2.00036-3

Genetic Exceptionalism

P. Kakuk^*

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Center for Ethics and Law in Biomedicine

MTA-University of Debrecen

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The view that genetics raises distinct issues has been labeled genetic exceptionalism, borrowing a term that was used previously for the exceptional policy treatment of HIV. Genetic exceptionalist policies provide special protections for the access and use of genetic information and usually refer to the privacy interests of individuals regarding their personal genetic information and the potential for genetic discrimination of individuals or groups based on their genetic information. This article briefly presents the policy consequences of exceptionalism, identifies the underlying conceptual problems of defining genetic information, and discusses the advantages and disadvantages of genetic exceptionalism.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Encyclopedia of Applied Ethics
Subtitle of host publication	Volume 1-4, Second Edition
Editors	Ruth Chadwick
Publisher	Elsevier
Pages	445-452
Number of pages	8
Volume	1-4
ISBN (Electronic)	9780123739322
ISBN (Print)	9780123736321
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/B978-0-12-373932-2.00036-3
State	Published - 1 Jan 2012

Keywords

DNA
Employment
Eugenics
Genetic discrimination
Genetic information
Genetic privacy
Human Genome Project
Insurance

UN SDGs

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Genetic Exceptionalism

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