Description: This book covers the latest thinking on the issue of medical privacy in the new age of the Internet. Recognizing our legal and moral right to privacy, the authors point out that there is currently no settled opinion in the United States as to how privacy rights relate to medical information. On one hand, virtually everyone agrees that ones medical records should not be open to just anyone's inspection, while also understanding that some sacrifices in medical privacy are necessary for scientific advancement, public health protection, and other social goods. The authors introduce the reader to the most basic ethical and legal problems relating to privacy and health care. Some argue for greater restriction being placed upon access to medical information and others argue for fewer restrictions.

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