privacy law advocate l.d.a.

From genetic morality with it’s arguments of  genetic predisposition to the more scientific ideas of stem cell research and development, there are a wide spectrum of opinions on the issue of genetics.

No matter what your position on genetics is,  it is commonly believed that the genetic code of a person should be their personal property in their pursuit to just be left alone.Because of the personal, familial nature and unique characteristics of genetic information the majority of state legislatures have created specific genetic information laws.

This notion that genetic information is so important it needs it’s own set of laws above and beyond general medical law is called genetic exceptionalism. Typically these laws on genetic information have to do with preventing certain people, such as insurance agencies, from forcing a person to reveal their genetic information. This is a link to a chart listing all the state positions on certain  genetic information law;

http://www.ncsl.org/programs/health/genetics/prt.htm