Download This PaperDouble Helix, Double Standards: Private Matters and Public People
Journal of Health Care, Law and Policy, Vol. 11, p. 295, 2008
82 Pages Posted: 12 Dec 2009
Abstract
In this article, I hope to challenge our thinking on perhaps the most private type of health information by applying its disclosure to someone incredibly public. I review the relevant constitutional, tort law, and statutory frameworks for disclosure of a presidential candidate's genetic testing results.
Keywords: behavioral genetics, privacy, 4th Amendment, fourth amendment, genetic testing, presidential candidates, 25th Amendment, twenty-fifth amendment
JEL Classification: I10, I18
Suggested Citation: Suggested Citation
Brown, Teneille R., Double Helix, Double Standards: Private Matters and Public People. Journal of Health Care, Law and Policy, Vol. 11, p. 295, 2008, Stanford Public Law Working Paper No. 1522188, Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=1522188
Teneille R. Brown (Contact Author)
University of Utah - S.J. Quinney College of Law ( email )
383 S. University Street
Salt Lake City, UT 84112-0730
United States
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