Ben Berkman, JD, MPH, Faculty member, Department of Bioethics, National Institutes of Health, Associate Investigator, National Human Genome Research Institute, Deputy Director, NHGRI Bioethics Core

There has been an extensive debate about whether people should have a right not to know clinically actionable genetic information about themselves. This talk will present recent empirical and normative research projects that give reasons to be critical of a strong conception of the right not to know, arguing instead that it is ethically acceptable to not explicitly solicit individual preferences.

Seminar on Ethical, Legal and Social Implications of Genetics

Monday, April 11, 2022 •  12:00 pm – 1:00pm

To register and receive the Zoom link, please email Alfa Garcia