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Re: Supreme Court Upholds Ruling On Tissue Ownership From: John Robertson (johngmrobertson@shaw.ca) Mon Jan 28 17:03:15 2008 Messages sorted by: [ date ][ thread ][ subject ][ author ] Next message: Garry E. Siegel, M.D.: "Gen: ER call duties" Previous message: David Priver: "Re: OB: Another Cautionary Tale" In reply to: Dean Huffman .: "Supreme Court Upholds Ruling On Tissue Ownership" Have you read Michael Chrichton's book "Next"? Someone's genes get pattened and they don't even own their own DNA anymore. Makes you think about the stuff that hasn't come to light yet. At Sun, 27 Jan 2008, Dean Huffman . wrote: > >.. > >Supreme Court upholds ruling on tissue ownership > >Last week, the U.S. Supreme Court let stand a lower court ruling that tissue and >blood samples donated for research to Washington University School of Medicine >in St. Louis belong to the institution and cannot be reclaimed by the donors. >The original case, Washington University v. William J. Catalona, examined >whether tissue donors can reclaim or redirect previously-donated samples to >another institution or specific researcher. A district court determined that >donors voluntarily made an irrevocable gift of their biological samples to >Washington University and, therefore, the specimens belonged to the school. >That decision was later unanimously upheld by the 8th U.S. Circuit Court of >Appeals, and the nation's highest court has now declined to hear further >challenge. The AAMC and several medical research institutions supported >Washington University in its case. -- J.G.M.Robertson MD, 109-9181 Main St. Chilliwack, B.C. V2P 4M9 (604) 793-9988 e-mail john.robertson@obgyn.net Who is wise and understanding among you? Let him show it by his good life, by deeds done in the humility that comes from wisdom. James 3 vs 13, NIV Next message: Garry E. Siegel, M.D.: "Gen: ER call duties" Previous message: David Priver: "Re: OB: Another Cautionary Tale" In reply to: Dean Huffman .: "Supreme Court Upholds Ruling On Tissue Ownership"

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