Abstract
The recent publicity around Angelina Jolie's double mastectomy has highlighted once more a longstanding debate around gene patents, in which different views on how to encourage and resource the development and dissemination of new health care technologies (with applications to critical areas like cancer prevention and treatment) play out in a context complicated by sensitive issues of informed consent, advice, insurance, psychology and privacy as well as intellectual property.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 8, 10-11 |
| Number of pages | 3 |
| Journal | The Bulletin (Law Society of South Australia) |
| Volume | 35 |
| Issue number | 6 |
| Publication status | Published - 1 Jul 2013 |
| Externally published | Yes |
Keywords
- Patent laws
- Medical technology
- Medical ethics
- Mastectomy