CHAPTER 27

Ethical, Legal, and Social Issues

CHAPTER OBJECTIVES

• Discuss ethical, legal, and social issues related to genetic testing.
  
• Identify factors to discuss with a patient before and after genetic testing.
  
• Emphasize that complete confidentiality of genetic test results cannot be guaranteed.
  
• Review bioethics principles that all healthcare providers need to incorporate into their practice.

KEY TERMS

Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act of 2008 (GINA)

Genetic test

Only gold members can continue reading. Log In or Register to continue

Share this:

• Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window)
• Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window)

Related

Related posts:

1. Introduction
2. Osteogenesis Imperfecta
3. Marfan Syndrome
4. Behavioral Medicine

Stay updated, free articles. Join our Telegram channel

Join

Full access? Get Clinical Tree