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This book explores the different forms and potential uses of genetic testing. Drawing together leading experts in disability law, bioethics and genetic discrimination, it highlights the ethical and legal challenges arising as a result of emerging and rapidly advancing genetic science. Chapters in the book ask whether the US Genetic Information Non-Discrimination Act (GINA) is proving to be an effective tool in addressing the issue of genetic d...

As genetic technologies advance, genetic testing may well offer the prospect of detecting the onset of future disabilities. Some research also forwards that certain behavioural profiles may have a strong genetic basis, such as the determination to succeed, or the propensity for risk-taking. As this technology becomes more prevalent, there is a danger that genetic information may be misused by third parties and that particular genetic profiles ...