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From Chance to Choice: Genetics and Justice
BMJ 2001; 322 doi: https://doi.org/10.1136/sbmj.0105165b (Published 01 May 2001) Cite this as: BMJ 2001;322:0105165b
- Adrian M Viens, student of philosophy1
- 1University of Toronto, Canada
The Human Genome Project has the potential to be the most revolution. ary development in medical research and practice. But it also has its hazards. From the late 19th to early 20th centuries, countries such as the United States, England, and Germany attempted to use genetic information to improve society by enforcing eugenic policies. These included such abuses as forced sterilisation, abortion, and murder …
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