I'd claim that your system is already discriminatory, but that's another issue. My question is that what right do we have to claim special benefits without disclosure? Yes, the vast majority of mutatation has absolutely no factor on medical care. But the one percent that does makes up for it.
Again, you're asking private hospitals and insurence companies to take the risks in order to protect genetic privacy, irregardless of the potential dangers. Health care records record things like diseases, allergies and health risks for a reason; to protect the care giver and ensure the patient is given the best care possible. Mutation is often very relevent to that, and anti-discrimination legislation is going to go up against the 'right to know' of the hospital and the insurance companies themselves. It sounds like we want it both ways; the right to coverage, the right to privacy, and everyone else gets to assume all the risks for that.
Then again, I wholly support mutant registration in the first place, so I'm likely at odds with people here.
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Date: 2007-01-16 10:32 pm (UTC)I'd claim that your system is already discriminatory, but that's another issue. My question is that what right do we have to claim special benefits without disclosure? Yes, the vast majority of mutatation has absolutely no factor on medical care. But the one percent that does makes up for it.
Again, you're asking private hospitals and insurence companies to take the risks in order to protect genetic privacy, irregardless of the potential dangers. Health care records record things like diseases, allergies and health risks for a reason; to protect the care giver and ensure the patient is given the best care possible. Mutation is often very relevent to that, and anti-discrimination legislation is going to go up against the 'right to know' of the hospital and the insurance companies themselves. It sounds like we want it both ways; the right to coverage, the right to privacy, and everyone else gets to assume all the risks for that.
Then again, I wholly support mutant registration in the first place, so I'm likely at odds with people here.