Genetics Law & Legal Definition
There are various state and federal laws dealing with genetics. Some such statutes aim to identify families who have members with genetic disorders that cause birth defects and mental retardation. Genetics legislation seeks to encourage prevention of birth defects and mental retardation through education, genetic counseling and amniocentesis when applicable. Genetics are also important in the biotechnology of plants, livestock, and food.
Some of the primary gentics-related federal legislation includes:
- Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (FFDCA) -21 USC 9
- Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA) - 7 USC 136
- Federal Plant Pest Act - 7 USC 7B
- Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) - 15 USC 53
Some of the issues involved in the law of Genetics include:
- The law relating to the patentability of products and processes based on human genetic material
- The ownership of body tissue and other genetic material
- Regulatory options and objectives flowing from the mapping of the human genome, with its resultant screening and testing
- The challenge of genetic disease and genetic predisposition in medical health law
- The impact of knowledge of genetic inheritance on insurance and employment
- Confidentiality and medical genetics
Legal Definitions
Search Definitions
Get a Term Defined
- Request a legal definition! Submit a term you need defined.
- » Request Legal Definition
Submit a Definition
- Submit a Definition Help us build our database. Free listings for attorneys.
- » Submit a Definition
Help Build USLegal
- Join our Team and help build USLegal. Many opportunities for participation so Join our Network.
Build USLegal
Read a Law Digest
- Need to read the law or find an answer to a legal question? Visit our Law Digest for the largest selection of law digests and answers available.
Go to Law Digest
Form Packages
- Select from our most popular legal form packages.
- » Bankruptcy
- » Contract for Deed
- » Divorce
- » Employment Packages
- » Home Sales
- » Incorporation
- » LLC Formation
- » Landlord Tenant
- » Mutual Wills
- » Name Change
- » Personal Planning
- » Partnerships
- » View All Packages
Legal Life
- Organize your legal life today! View our free online guide to creating a Life Documents File and related products.
- » Life Documents File
- » Personal Planning Package
- » Life Documents Packages
- » New Parents
- » Newlyweds
- » Baby Boomers
- » Military
- » Other
Form Drafting
- Can′t find the form you need, or need a form we offer revised for your situation? Submit your request and our attorneys will review the request and let you know if the form can be provided.
Submit a drafting request...
