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The ethics of DNA privacy: How medical and forensic DNA privacy relate (Sheldon Krimsky, Tufts University)

Key Questions for Ethics, Civil Liberties & Law

  • To what extent and in what context do and should people have a right to claim privacy over their DNA?
  • How do DNA privacy considerations compare in medicine versus forensics?
  • What role if any does the changing technology play on questions of privacy?
  • How do the balancing roles of personal privacy and societal considerations play out in medicine vs. forensics?

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