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Published by the ESRC Genomics Network, Genomics, Society and Policy is a peer reviewed online journal that provides an outlet for interdisciplinary research on the social, ethical and legal aspects of genomics and related emergent technologies such as nanotechnology and stem cell research.

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Volume 6, No. 3

Book Review

Disclosure Dilemmas: Ethics of Genetic Prognosis after the ‘Right to Know/Not to Know’ Debate

Christoph Rehmann-Sutter & Hansjakob Muller (eds.)

Ashgate, 2009

Daniele Carrieri

Abstract

This book aims to enrich current debates on the ethics of disclosing genetic information. It comprises a collection of essays written by contributors with a range of disciplinary backgrounds: bioethics, genetic medicine, medical anthropology, philosophy, law and sociology, to cite a few. By adopting an interdisciplinary approach, the volume advocates for a theoretical and methodological extension of the ethics of biomedicine.

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