PT  - JOURNAL ARTICLE
AU  - Cook, E D
TI  - Genetics and the British insurance industry.
AID  - 10.1136/jme.25.2.157
DP  - 1999 Apr 01
TA  - Journal of Medical Ethics
PG  - 157--162
VI  - 25
IP  - 2
4099  - http://jme.bmj.com/content/25/2/157.short
4100  - http://jme.bmj.com/content/25/2/157.full
SO  - J Med Ethics1999 Apr 01; 25
AB  - Genetics and genetic testing raise key issues for insurance and employment. Governmental and public concern galvanised the British insurance industry into developing a code of practice. The history of the development of the code, issues of genetic discrimination, access to medical information, consent and the dangers of withholding information and the impact on the equity of pooled risk are explored. Proactive steps by the Association of British Insurers suggest that moral reflection not legislation is the way forward.