ABSTRACT

Compiled by a well known and respected team of editors and contributors from interdisciplinary backgrounds, this book has its origins in the Euroscreen project, a research project funded by the European Commission to examine the legal and ethical issues arising from the use of genetic testing and screening since 1990. Contributors from members of a sub-group look at the likely impact of genetic testing on insurance.
It will be published at a point when the significant controversy surrounding this issue will have intensified throughout the European Union. Although taking a European perspective, it addresses US issues where there is a strong interest in comparative legislative strategies, taking a themed approach, this book looks comprehensively at the basis issues with an analytical rather than a descriptive approach.

chapter Chapter 1|15 pages

Insurance, Genetics and Solidarity

chapter Chapter 2|17 pages

Genetics, Insurance and Risk

chapter Chapter 3|12 pages

Genetic Discrimination

chapter Chapter 6|17 pages

Genetic Testing and the Insurance Industry

chapter Chapter 7|21 pages

Insurance, Genetics and the Law

chapter Chapter 9|10 pages

Clinical Aspects of Genetics and Insurance

The development and roles of Codes of Practice