Over on Concurring Opinions, Gaia Bernstein discusses the Havasupai case discussed here previously in several posts, and makes the following statement: No doubt, the Havasupai Indians informed consent argument resulted in their victorious settlement. But, the harder question is whether informed consent principle can be feasibly applied in the area of genetics. Genetic information is…
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More on the Havasupai case and issues
Amy Harmon of the New York Times has more on the settlement in the Havasupai case (covered here) and the ethical issues. As part of her two stories, she reports: “It is a gesture of respect to say, ‘We told you we wanted to do one thing, and we’d really like to do something else,’…
Lawsuits over Arizona tribe blood samples settled
At last, a follow-up on a lawsuit that I initially covered on this blog in November 2008 involving a case that actually started in the 1990s. Amanda Lee Myers of the Associated Press reports that the Havasupai tribe in Arizona has settled its lawsuits against Arizona State University for allegedly misusing blood samples. The tribal…
In the courts: informed consent and invasion of privacy
Paul Davenport of the Associated Press reports: An Arizona appeals court panel ruled Friday that the Havasupai Indian tribe can proceed with a lawsuit that claims university researchers misused blood samples taken from tribal members. Overturning a judge’s 2007 dismissal of the case, a split Arizona Court of Appeals panel said the Havasupai and other…