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the balance of interests laid out (individuals concerned about confidentiality and discrimination, and insurers and employers concerned about adverse selection and fiscal liability), it will fall upon legislators and the courts to define the proper use of genetic information. Policy makers will have to confront an apparent discrepancy between the reality of genetic variability and the democratic ideal that all citizens are “created equal.” The information itself is not the problem. What matters is how the knowledge is used. Scientific advancements are not to blame. “What science does is give society opportunities. What we have to do is look at these opportunities and then set up the constraints and the rules that will allow society to benefit in appropriate ways.” Without

the proper constraints, the price of glimpsing one’s medical future is high indeed. DNA profiling can be an extremely beneficial tool in the war against crime. However, when used for discriminatory purposes, this tool becomes a crime in itself. The ability to compare and contrast a person’s genetic code with another should not be taken lightly, for with this great knowledge comes great responsibility. If not used wisely, this ability of the few… will develop into a disability for the many. ENDNOTES L.R., “One Worked; The Other Didn’t,” Science 5 Jan. 1990: 18. William C. Thompson, “DNA Evidence in Criminal Law: New Developments,” Trial August 1994: 37. Thomas J. Mack, “Scientific Testimony After Daubert: Some Early Returns from Lower Courts,” Trial August

1994: 25. Thompson: 42. Roger Lewin, “Limits to DNA Fingerprinting,” Research News 24 Mar. 1989: 1550. Mack: 39. Thompson: 47. Thompson: 45. Thomas Hobbes, “The Case Against Anarchy,” 1651: 158. Council on Ethical and Judicial Affairs, AMA, “Use of Genetic Testing by Employers,” JAMA 2 Oct. 1991: 1827. Rick Weiss, “Predisposition and Prejudice,” Science News 21 Jan. 1989: 40. Shannon Browniee, “The Assurances of Genes,” U.S. News & World Report 23 Jul. 1990: 59. Browniee: 57. Renee Twombly, “The Wider Implications,” Patient Care 15 Sep. 1994: 20. Browniee: 57. Browniee: 57. Weiss: 42. Browniee: 58. Browniee: 59. Weiss: 40. Browniee: 57. Browniee: 58. JAMA 2 Oct. 1991: 1827. David Orentlicher, MD, “Genetic Screening by Employers,” JAMA 16 Feb. 1990:

1008. Weiss: 40. Weiss: 42. AMA. “Use of Genetic Testing by Employers,” JAMA. Oct 2, 1991: 1827-1830. Beardsley, Tim. “Fatal Flaw,” Scientific American. Dec. 1991: 28-29. Browniee, Shannon. “The Assurances of Genes,” U.S. News & World Report. Jul. 23, 1990: 57-59. Hobbes, Thomas. “The Case Against Anarchy,” Leviathan. 1651. L.R. “One Worked; The Other Didn’t,” Science. Jan 5, 1990: 18. Lewin, Roger. “Limits to DNA Fingerprinting,” Research News. Mar 24, 1989: 1549-1551. Mack, Thomas J. “Scientific Testimony After Daubert: Some Early Returns from Lower Courts,” Trial. Aug. 1994: 23-31. Orentlicher, David, MD. “Genetic Screening by Employers,” JAMA. Feb 16, 1990: 1005-1008. Robertson, John A. “Liberty and Assisted Reproduction,” Trial. Aug,

1994:49-53. Thompson, William C. “DNA Evidence in Criminal Law: New Developments,” Trial. Aug, 1994: 35-46. Twombley, Renee. “The Wider Implications,” Patient Care. Sep 15, 1994: 20. Weiss, Rick. “Predispostion and Prejudice,” Science News. Jan 21, 1989: 40-42.