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Genetics: To Test or Not to Test?
Wednesday, July 2nd, 2008

Dr. Arthur Caplan, director of the Center for Bioethics at the University of Pennsylvania, discusses the ethical issues raised by commercial genetic testing. Listen to the interview…

Offering commercial genetics testing raises a number of ethical issues, including medical information privacy and genetic discrimination.

We want to know what you think about the issue. Take the poll, then leave us a comment in the field below.

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Robert -- July 2nd, 2008 at 4:55 pm

I do not want to pay any company money on my heatlth.

You can not put a price on your own health.

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