News tagged with civil liberties
Jolie's mastectomy spotlights legal battle over genes
Movie star Angelina Jolie tested positive for a "faulty gene" at the center of a high-profile legal battle in the United States that challenges whether human genes can belong to a corporation.
Cancer
May 16, 2013 |
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US top court to hear case on gene patents
The US Supreme Court will hear arguments Monday on whether to allow private entities to patent genes they have isolated and identified, a decision that could have far-reaching implications for genetic research.
Genetics
Apr 13, 2013 |
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Rivals prepare for legal battle over abortion bans
Rival legal teams, well-financed and highly motivated, are preparing for court battles over the coming months on laws enacted in Arkansas and North Dakota that would impose the toughest bans on abortion in ...
Health
Mar 31, 2013 |
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Sweden ends forced sterilisation of sex change patients
Sweden will no longer require sex change patients to be sterilised after a law banning the practice entered into force on Thursday.
Health
Jan 10, 2013 |
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Judge temporarily blocks Ga. abortion law
(AP)—A state judge has suspended a Georgia law banning abortions for women who are more than 20 weeks pregnant.
Health
Dec 24, 2012 |
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High court throws out human gene patents
(AP) -- The Supreme Court on Monday threw out a lower court ruling allowing human genes to be patented, a topic of enormous interest to cancer researchers, patients and drug makers.
Genetics
Mar 26, 2012 |
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Supreme Court set for key health overhaul hearing
Amid anticipation akin to a major sports event, the US Supreme Court begins hearing arguments Monday on President Barack Obama's landmark health reform, a case with huge implications for the nation and 2012 elections.
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Mar 26, 2012 |
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AMP presented testimony to the Patent and Trademark Office requesting moratorium on human gene patenting
Today, the Association for Molecular Pathology (AMP) asked the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) to place a moratorium on the issuing of patents on human genes during testimony presented at an Agency hearing on genetic ...
Genetics
Feb 16, 2012 |
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U.S. Supreme Court petitioned to review AMP, et al. lawsuit on gene patents
The American Civil Liberties Union and the Public Patent Foundation have petitioned the U.S. Supreme Court to hear Association for Molecular Pathology v. U.S. Patent and Trademark Office, a case that challenges the validity ...
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Dec 15, 2011 |
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Assisted suicide _ Canada revisits an old debate
(AP) -- Confined to a wheelchair, in constant pain and unable to bathe without help, a 63-year-old grandmother has forced the issue of assisted suicide into Canadian courts for the third time in two decades.
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Dec 05, 2011 |
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Myriad can patent breast cancer genes: US court
A federal appeals court on Friday ruled in favor of Myriad Genetics after a legal battle over whether the US company could keep its patent on genes linked to an inherited form of breast cancer.
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Jul 30, 2011 |
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