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Article: New York Task Force Issues Report on Genetic Services.

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The New York State Task Force on Life and the Law has issued a new report, Genetic Testing and Screening in the Age of Genomic Medicine. The 406-page volume offers scores of recommendations, some tailored to the New York State legislative context, a few targeted at federal regulations, and many suitable for general reading.

The highlights, according to Alan B. Fleischman, a senior vice president of the New York Academy of Medicine and a member of the Task Force: the report debunks genetic determinism, ...

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