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Jun 21
2010
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DNA PrivacyPosted by: Bruce Robinson on Jun 21, 2010 Tagged in: technology , seniors , rights , politics , policy , medicine , legislation , journalism , healthcare , Health , Congress , California , business , author , aging
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It’s hard to imagine anything more personal than the genetic information encoded in your DNA. But it’s only protected by privacy laws some of the time.
The actual status of California’s law protecting genetic information with regard to long term care insurance is currently a bit murky, says health journalist April Lynch. It is generally assumed to have ended, but it seems to have lapsed rather than having been repealed.
As genetic information becomes increasingly available, Lych suggests that consumers will more and more have to make decisions about how much they themselves want to know about it, as well as how much is shared with doctors and insurers.
April Lynch
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