September 2022 – Genetics and Law

Law

Genetic privacy; conditions that are ‘serious and actionable’ and how to define a genetic condition as serious and significant; impact of DNA analysis on applications for insurance cover; genetic testing and employment; intellectual property rights of biological material and welfare of the child.

Ethical

Ethical challenges exist within areas such as informed consent, patient confidentiality, data breaches, ancestry sites.

Methods

Past and present methods used for genetic screening and testing within the medical environment. And what it means in terms of genetic inheritance.

Classical Genetics

An introduction to DNA, the molecule of heredity. An overview of genetic inheritance. Things that can go wrong, and their consequences.

Intention

The intention of the book is to link the two disciplines of medical genetics and the law. The book aims to educate readers in all aspects of genetics that are of current relevance, and to indicate potential problems in the present and in the future. …

Concept

The concept behind writing this book arose from a concern that the law would fall behind the scientific advancements within the field of medical genetics. Such scientific advancements would inevitably be accompanied by risks of error that could impact adversely on people’s lives. Such errors …

Mair Crouch

Dr Mair Crouch has dual qualification with degrees in the biosciences and the law. She was a member of the Human Fertilisation and Embryology Authority from 2008- 2013 and of the Scottish Government Advisory Board for “Generation Scotland” 2004- 2010. Her various engagements include speaking …

Month: September 2022

Law