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p-forum: Karen Rothenberg, Barbara Fuller, Mark Rothstein, Troy Duster, Mary Jo Ellis Kahn, Rita Cunningham, Beth Fine, Kathy Hudson, Mary-Claire King, Patricia Murphy, Gary Swergold, and Francis Collins Genetic Information and the Workplace: Legislative Approaches and Policy Challenges Science 1997; 275: 1755-1757 [Summary] [Full text] [PDF]

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Genetic Research

Alania Bogrin   (1 November 2000)

Response

A. Brooks Irvine   (18 October 1999)

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Kathleen Condon   (8 October 1999)

Genetic Research 1 November 2000
Alania Bogrin, Student Southwestern Respond to this E-Letter: Re: Genetic Research	Genetic research does help humankind in assuring our future on this Earth, but in some ways genetic modification or engineering is immoral in the sense that we should not be given so much power to decide how humankind shall evolve. If rich poeple can afford genetic engineering and the poor are leaft behind, how are we going to assure them that there will be no genetic discriminatiion against them?
Response 18 October 1999
A. Brooks Irvine UT Knoxville Respond to this E-Letter: Re: Response	the idea of genetic testing in the workplace seems to be a bad idea for several different reasons. In the most extreme case, this could lead to discrimination like that seen in the movie Gattica. People could be told they were not genetically inclined to fulfill a certain position. This has in itself moral and relegious consequences. It has been proven that although the exisitance in god may or may not be accurate, a belief in his existance lends to a healthier and more full life. This comes down to the pure power of human determination, in that if you believe in something the hope can be enough to power the determination. Therefore, if people are told they can not accomplish something, it seems this would be a self fulfilling prophesy. Given a challenge, most people will rise to the occassion, but if people are genetically discriminated against, they will never be given that chance.
Untitled 8 October 1999
Kathleen Condon, student University of Tennessee Respond to this E-Letter: Re: this article	I believe that genetic testing should be confidential regardless of the circumstances. If a person wants to know their own personal genetic information, they should not have the fear of it being discovered by members of their workplace or anyone else. I also believe that genetic testing should be available to all those who desire it.