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by hderms 2149 days ago
Yeah it's very tricky given that being able to identify genetic causes could make it easier to identify and help people who may have a higher probability of suffering from some specific issue, such as opt-in screening for Tay-Sachs for people of Ashkenazi Jewish heritage.

I think the line to draw is that for it to be positive it should always be private, voluntary, independent from public policy and strictly for the purposes of improving medical outcomes.