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As increasing quantities of health and biological information are generated, the need for us all to consider the human impacts of its ubiquity becomes more urgent than ever. This book explains the ethical imperative to take seriously the potential impacts on our identities of encountering bioinformation about ourselves.

Table of Contents
1. Attending to identity; 2. Mapping the landscape; 3. Narrative self-constitution; 4. Bioinformation in embodied identity narratives; 5. Encounters with bioinformation: three examples; 6. Locating identity interests; 7. Responsibilities for disclosure; 8. Protecting identity in practice.

Embodied Narratives

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      Publisher: Cambridge University Press
      Publication Date: 11/16/2023 12:00:00 AM
      ISBN13: 9781108718196, 978-1108718196
      ISBN10: 1108718191
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      Description

      Book Synopsis
      As increasing quantities of health and biological information are generated, the need for us all to consider the human impacts of its ubiquity becomes more urgent than ever. This book explains the ethical imperative to take seriously the potential impacts on our identities of encountering bioinformation about ourselves.

      Table of Contents
      1. Attending to identity; 2. Mapping the landscape; 3. Narrative self-constitution; 4. Bioinformation in embodied identity narratives; 5. Encounters with bioinformation: three examples; 6. Locating identity interests; 7. Responsibilities for disclosure; 8. Protecting identity in practice.

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