Many menstruation-tracking apps are now available, allowing women to log data about their period. The data collected may include cycle dates, moods, symptoms, physical effects, aspects of intimacy, and more. As noted in a recent ABC news article, the level of privacy protections in these apps varies, and…
Dr Andrew McGee on the therapy and enhancement distinction in regulating germline genome editing
Dr Andrew McGee, Associate Professor in the Faculty of Law, has delivered a thought provoking new paper on the importance of the therapy v enhancement distinction in regulation germline genome editing. This paper has now been published in the leading bioethics journal. In a first major study, the…
Alex Deagon on the necessity and means of protecting institutional religious freedom
Institutional religious freedom is not absolute, but what kind of specific rights or exemptions should exist? Senior Lecturer Dr Alex Deagon contends that the religious freedom of institutions is a cornerstone of democracy and must be protected, and he discusses this in a blog published as part of…
Genetic Discrimination in Australia: A Timely Reappraisal
Professor Margaret Otlowski joined the Queensland Genomics Health Alliance and the Australian Centre for Health Law Research to deliver a public lecture on the risk of genetic discrimination in life insurance policies. Professor Otlowski is a Professor of Law and the Deputy Director of the Centre for Law and Genetics at the University of…