Currents in contemporary ethics: GINA, the ADA, and genetic discrimination in employment

Journal of Law, Medicine and Ethics

Volumn 36, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 837-840

  Rothstein, Mark A ^a,b  

^a Department of Law and Medicine ^*

^b University of Louisville School of Medicine   (United States)

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[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; EMPLOYMENT; ETHICS; GENETIC PRIVACY; HEALTH INSURANCE; HUMAN; LEGAL ASPECT; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; UNITED STATES;

EMPLOYMENT; GENETIC PRIVACY; HEALTH INSURANCE PORTABILITY AND ACCOUNTABILITY ACT; HUMANS; PREJUDICE; UNITED STATES;

EID: 57349180697     PISSN: 10731105     EISSN: 1748720X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1748-720X.2008.00341.x     Document Type: Article

References (28)

1. Public Law 110-233, 122 Stat.881 (2008).
2. 29 U.S.C. §§ 1181-1191C.
3. A compilation of these state laws is maintained by the National Conference of State Legislatures, and appears at http://www.ncsl.org/programs/ health/genetics.htm (last visited October 7, 2008).
4. GINA § 2(5) M. A. Rothstein Is GINA Worth the Wait Journal of Law Medicine & Ethics 36, no. 1 (2008 174 178.
5. K. L. Hudson, M. K. Holohan, and F. S. Collins Keeping Pace with the Times - The Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act of 2008 New England Journal of Medicine 358, no. 25 (2008 2661 2663.
6. M. A. Rothstein Putting the Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act in Context Genetics in Medicine 10, no. 9 (2008 655 656.
7. GINA § 102(b).
8. Id., at § 202.
9. 42 U.S.C. §§12101-12213.
10. Id., at § 12112(d)(3).
11. M. A. Rothstein and M. K. Talbott Compelled Disclosure of Health Information: Protecting Against the Greatest Potential Threat to Privacy Journal of the American Medical Association 295, no. 24 (2006 2882 2885.
12. 42 U.S.C. § 12102(2).
13. Public Law 110-325, 110th Cong., 2d Sess 2008).
14. ADA Amendments Act of 2008, §§ 2(b) (2) to (b)(5). Among the restrictive decisions mentioned by Congress are Sutton v. United Air Lines, Inc., 527 U.S. 471 (1999) and Toyota Motor Manufacturing, Kentucky, Inc. v. Williams, 534 U.S. 184 (2002).
15. S. Hoffman Settling the Matter: Does Title I of the ADA Work Alabama Law.
16. ADA Amendments Act of 2008 § 3(4) (A).
17. EEOC Compliance Manual, vol. 2, EEOC Order 915.002, Definition of the Term "Disability," at 902-45, reprinted in Daily Lab. Rep., Mar. 16, 1995, at E-1, E-23.
18. See Bragdon v. Abbott, 524 U.S. 624 (1998) (asymptomatic, HIV-positive patient denied dental services in dentist's office was covered under Title III of the ADA because, for her, being HIV-positive was a substantial limitation on the major life activity of reproduction).
19. See ADA Amendments Act of 2008 § 6(a).
20. GINA § 211.
21. Id., at § 102, 210.
22. Id., at § 201.
23. Id., at § 210.
24. Id., at § 201(7)(A).
25. Id., at § 201(7)(B).
26. 29 C.F.R. § 1630.2(j).
27. GINA § 213.
28. Id., at § 211.