Genes and insurance : ethical, legal, and economic issues /

"This book will interest academic researchers and professionals involved with genetics and insurance."--Jacket

Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Radetzki, Marcus
Otros Autores: Radetzki, Marian, Juth, Niklas
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Swedish
Publicado: Cambridge, UK ; New York, NY : Cambridge University Press, 2003.
Edición:Updated ed.
Colección:Cambridge law, medicine, and ethics.
Temas:
Life insurance.
Life insurance > Law and legislation.
Genetic screening > Moral and ethical aspects.
Privacy, Right of.
Genetic Testing > ethics
Genetic Testing > legislation & jurisprudence
Insurance, Life
Genetic Privacy > ethics
Genetic Privacy > legislation & jurisprudence
Insurance, Life > ethics
Insurance, Life > legislation & jurisprudence
Assurance-vie.
Assurance-vie > Droit.
Dépistage génétique > Aspect moral.
Droit à la vie privée.
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS > Insurance > General.
Genetic screening > Moral and ethical aspects
Life insurance
Life insurance > Law and legislation
Privacy, Right of
Chronische Krankheit
Versicherbarkeit
Genanalyse
Sozialversicherung
Privatversicherung
Genanalyse.
Levensverzekering.
Gezondheidsrecht.
Verzekeringsrecht.
Recht op privacy.
Ethische aspecten.
Economische aspecten.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Introduction
  • pt. I. Starting points. The terminology and possibilities of genetics ; Opportunities for insurers to use genetic information
  • pt. II. Social, economic and legal aspects. Social insurance in the modern welfare state: emergence, maturity and partial dismantling ; International trade in personal insurance ; Prohibitions against discrimination in the private sphere: does the legislation build on a consistent foundation?
  • pt. III. Ethical Aspects. Ethical arguments for and against the right of insurance companies to genetic information
  • pt. IV. Evaluation. Conclusions and policy implications.

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