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Abstract

This set of cases presents various vignettes, each with a specific dilemma, about genetic testing and the ethical issues and difficult decisions that this testing presents to patients, doctors, employers and employees. UVA-E-0204 is a technical note about genetic testing which provides background and information on the issues.
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Genetic Testing and the Puzzles We Are Left to Solve (A): Consideration for Family Members
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Reference no. UVA-E-0191
Subject category: Ethics and Social Responsibility
Authors: R Edward Freeman (Darden School of Business, University of Virginia); Stacy Pierce (Darden School of Business, University of Virginia)
Published by: Darden Business Publishing
Published in: 2001
Length: 1 pages
Topics: Ethical issues; Ethics, Medical
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Genetic Testing and the Puzzles We Are Left to Solve (B): How Test Accuracy Levels Can Alter Decisions
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Reference no. UVA-E-0192
Subject category: Ethics and Social Responsibility
Authors: R Edward Freeman (Darden School of Business, University of Virginia); Stacy Pierce (Darden School of Business, University of Virginia)
Published by: Darden Business Publishing
Published in: 2001
Length: 1 pages
Topics: Ethical issues; Ethics, Medical
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Genetic Testing and the Puzzles We Are Left to Solve (E): Prenatal Testing
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Reference no. UVA-E-0195
Subject category: Ethics and Social Responsibility
Authors: R Edward Freeman (Darden School of Business, University of Virginia); Stacy Pierce (Darden School of Business, University of Virginia)
Published by: Darden Business Publishing
Published in: 2001
Length: 1 pages
Topics: Ethical issues; Ethics, Medical
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Genetic Testing and the Puzzles We Are Left to Solve (F): Human Resources and the Issue of Employment Discrimination
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Reference no. UVA-E-0196
Subject category: Ethics and Social Responsibility
Authors: R Edward Freeman (Darden School of Business, University of Virginia); Stacy Pierce (Darden School of Business, University of Virginia)
Published by: Darden Business Publishing
Published in: 2001
Length: 2 pages
Topics: Ethical issues; Ethics, Medical
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Genetic Testing and the Puzzles We Are Left to Solve (G): Secret Testing
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Reference no. UVA-E-0197
Subject category: Ethics and Social Responsibility
Authors: R Edward Freeman (Darden School of Business, University of Virginia); Stacy Pierce (Darden School of Business, University of Virginia)
Published by: Darden Business Publishing
Published in: 2001
Length: 1 pages
Topics: Ethical issues; Ethics, Medical
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Genetic Testing and the Puzzles We Are Left to Solve (H): Should Doctors Lie to Insurance Companies?
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Reference no. UVA-E-0198
Subject category: Ethics and Social Responsibility
Authors: R Edward Freeman (Darden School of Business, University of Virginia); Stacy Pierce (Darden School of Business, University of Virginia)
Published by: Darden Business Publishing
Published in: 2001
Length: 2 pages
Topics: Ethical issues; Ethics, Medical
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Genetic Testing and the Puzzles We Are Left to Solve (I): Insurance Fraud?
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Reference no. UVA-E-0199
Subject category: Ethics and Social Responsibility
Authors: R Edward Freeman (Darden School of Business, University of Virginia); Stacy Pierce (Darden School of Business, University of Virginia)
Published by: Darden Business Publishing
Published in: 2001
Length: 1 pages
Topics: Ethical issues; Ethics, Medical
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Genetic Testing and the Puzzles We Are Left to Solve (J): The Role of Insurance in Patient and Physician Decisions
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Reference no. UVA-E-0200
Subject category: Ethics and Social Responsibility
Authors: R Edward Freeman (Darden School of Business, University of Virginia); Stacy Pierce (Darden School of Business, University of Virginia)
Published by: Darden Business Publishing
Published in: 2001
Length: 2 pages
Topics: Ethical issues; Ethics, Medical
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Genetic Testing and the Puzzles We Are Left to Solve (L): Employer DNA Banks
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Reference no. UVA-E-0202
Subject category: Ethics and Social Responsibility
Authors: R Edward Freeman (Darden School of Business, University of Virginia); Stacy Pierce (Darden School of Business, University of Virginia)
Published by: Darden Business Publishing
Published in: 2001
Length: 1 pages
Topics: Ethical issues; Ethics, Medical
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Genetic Testing and the Puzzles We Are Left to Solve (M): Funding Genetic Therapy
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Reference no. UVA-E-0203
Subject category: Ethics and Social Responsibility
Authors: R Edward Freeman (Darden School of Business, University of Virginia); Stacy Pierce (Darden School of Business, University of Virginia)
Published by: Darden Business Publishing
Published in: 2001
Length: 2 pages
Topics: Ethical issues; Ethics, Medical
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A Note on the Human Genome Project
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Reference no. UVA-E-0204
Subject category: Ethics and Social Responsibility
Authors: R Edward Freeman (Darden School of Business, University of Virginia); Jenny Mead (Darden School of Business, University of Virginia); Stacy Pierce (Darden School of Business, University of Virginia)
Published by: Darden Business Publishing
Published in: 2001
Length: 20 pages
Topics: Ethical issues; Ethics, Medical
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Abstract

This set of cases presents various vignettes, each with a specific dilemma, about genetic testing and the ethical issues and difficult decisions that this testing presents to patients, doctors, employers and employees. UVA-E-0204 is a technical note about genetic testing which provides background and information on the issues.

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Compact case
Genetic Testing and the Puzzles We Are Left to Solve (A): Consideration for Family Members
Case
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Reference no. UVA-E-0191
Subject category: Ethics and Social Responsibility
Authors: R Edward Freeman (Darden School of Business, University of Virginia); Stacy Pierce (Darden School of Business, University of Virginia)
Published by: Darden Business Publishing
Published in: 2001
Length: 1 pages
Topics: Ethical issues; Ethics, Medical
View full details
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Compact case
Genetic Testing and the Puzzles We Are Left to Solve (B): How Test Accuracy Levels Can Alter Decisions
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Reference no. UVA-E-0192
Subject category: Ethics and Social Responsibility
Authors: R Edward Freeman (Darden School of Business, University of Virginia); Stacy Pierce (Darden School of Business, University of Virginia)
Published by: Darden Business Publishing
Published in: 2001
Length: 1 pages
Topics: Ethical issues; Ethics, Medical
View full details
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Compact case
Genetic Testing and the Puzzles We Are Left to Solve (E): Prenatal Testing
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Reference no. UVA-E-0195
Subject category: Ethics and Social Responsibility
Authors: R Edward Freeman (Darden School of Business, University of Virginia); Stacy Pierce (Darden School of Business, University of Virginia)
Published by: Darden Business Publishing
Published in: 2001
Length: 1 pages
Topics: Ethical issues; Ethics, Medical
View full details
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Compact case
Genetic Testing and the Puzzles We Are Left to Solve (F): Human Resources and the Issue of Employment Discrimination
Case
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Reference no. UVA-E-0196
Subject category: Ethics and Social Responsibility
Authors: R Edward Freeman (Darden School of Business, University of Virginia); Stacy Pierce (Darden School of Business, University of Virginia)
Published by: Darden Business Publishing
Published in: 2001
Length: 2 pages
Topics: Ethical issues; Ethics, Medical
View full details
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Compact case
Genetic Testing and the Puzzles We Are Left to Solve (G): Secret Testing
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Reference no. UVA-E-0197
Subject category: Ethics and Social Responsibility
Authors: R Edward Freeman (Darden School of Business, University of Virginia); Stacy Pierce (Darden School of Business, University of Virginia)
Published by: Darden Business Publishing
Published in: 2001
Length: 1 pages
Topics: Ethical issues; Ethics, Medical
View full details
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Compact case
Genetic Testing and the Puzzles We Are Left to Solve (H): Should Doctors Lie to Insurance Companies?
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Reference no. UVA-E-0198
Subject category: Ethics and Social Responsibility
Authors: R Edward Freeman (Darden School of Business, University of Virginia); Stacy Pierce (Darden School of Business, University of Virginia)
Published by: Darden Business Publishing
Published in: 2001
Length: 2 pages
Topics: Ethical issues; Ethics, Medical
View full details
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Compact case
Genetic Testing and the Puzzles We Are Left to Solve (I): Insurance Fraud?
Case
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Reference no. UVA-E-0199
Subject category: Ethics and Social Responsibility
Authors: R Edward Freeman (Darden School of Business, University of Virginia); Stacy Pierce (Darden School of Business, University of Virginia)
Published by: Darden Business Publishing
Published in: 2001
Length: 1 pages
Topics: Ethical issues; Ethics, Medical
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Compact case
Genetic Testing and the Puzzles We Are Left to Solve (J): The Role of Insurance in Patient and Physician Decisions
Case
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Reference no. UVA-E-0200
Subject category: Ethics and Social Responsibility
Authors: R Edward Freeman (Darden School of Business, University of Virginia); Stacy Pierce (Darden School of Business, University of Virginia)
Published by: Darden Business Publishing
Published in: 2001
Length: 2 pages
Topics: Ethical issues; Ethics, Medical
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Genetic Testing and the Puzzles We Are Left to Solve (L): Employer DNA Banks
Case
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Reference no. UVA-E-0202
Subject category: Ethics and Social Responsibility
Authors: R Edward Freeman (Darden School of Business, University of Virginia); Stacy Pierce (Darden School of Business, University of Virginia)
Published by: Darden Business Publishing
Published in: 2001
Length: 1 pages
Topics: Ethical issues; Ethics, Medical
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Genetic Testing and the Puzzles We Are Left to Solve (M): Funding Genetic Therapy
Case
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Reference no. UVA-E-0203
Subject category: Ethics and Social Responsibility
Authors: R Edward Freeman (Darden School of Business, University of Virginia); Stacy Pierce (Darden School of Business, University of Virginia)
Published by: Darden Business Publishing
Published in: 2001
Length: 2 pages
Topics: Ethical issues; Ethics, Medical
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A Note on the Human Genome Project
Note
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Reference no. UVA-E-0204
Subject category: Ethics and Social Responsibility
Authors: R Edward Freeman (Darden School of Business, University of Virginia); Jenny Mead (Darden School of Business, University of Virginia); Stacy Pierce (Darden School of Business, University of Virginia)
Published by: Darden Business Publishing
Published in: 2001
Length: 20 pages
Topics: Ethical issues; Ethics, Medical
View full details