Genetic discrimination: Huntington's disease and the Americans with Disabilities Act

Article Abstract:

Persons genetically testing positive for Huntington's disease should be accorded the same legal protections, under the Americans with Disabilities Act, available to those who are HIV-positive. Sufferers of each disease share an uncertain disease onset period and a high liklihood of early death. Both groups can infect their unborn children and both can live symptomless for long periods. Presymptomatic Huntington's carriers should be considered disabled under the ADA, given the similarities to HIV-positive persons.

HIV patients, Huntington's chorea, Huntington's disease, Genetic discrimination

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Environmental regulation, cost-benefit analysis, and the discounting of human lives

Article Abstract:

Environmental contamination can cause the loss of human life in two ways: by causing latent harm, and by causing harm to future generations. Cost-benefit analysis uses discounting to account for the passage of time between exposure and harm. However, discounting is not equally appropriate for both latent harm and harm to future generations. For latent harms, intra-personal and intertemporal comparisons of utility are needed, while for future harms a metric for comparative purposes is necessary.

Social aspects, Economic aspects, Human beings, Valuation, Cost benefit analysis, Humans, Environmental law

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The Americans with Disabilites Act as risk regulation

Article Abstract:

Disability advocates often argue for a technocratic approach to analyze the risks of allowing disabled persons access to the workplace. Starting from this beginning, the author shows that risk assesment techniques do not always fit neatly into conservative and liberal political catagories.

Methods, Risk assessment, Occupational health and safety, Occupational safety and health, Political aspects, Disabled persons

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