US Supreme Court agrees to discuss on human genes patent issue
US Supreme Court agrees to discuss on human genes patent issue.
US Supreme Court has decided to hear the arguments and counter-arguments for controversial issue of patenting human genes. The final verdict of the Supreme Court will clear the confusions about the human genetic patents created by the contradictory rulings by various Federal Courts. The Court ordered the decision linked with the case of Myriad Genomics Vs American Civil Liberties Group which we have published in "Articlebase" on 8th of December, 2012. Human rights organizations of America have called the decision as a major step for ensuring the health care facilities to all. The final verdict of the Supreme Court will open a new door of medical research. It will also encourage the young scientists to explore the new fields of health sciences.
The critics of gene patenting raised their voice against the monopoly of potential life saving medical tests and pricing the health services out of reach to the financially weak patients. Limited access to the records of specialized medical tests is the obstacle of further research and development. There is another view against the human genetic patent based on the ground of morality. This school of thought says that human genes are the gift of gods. It may be categorized as natural resources of the planet. Every inhabitant of the earth has the rights to use the natural resources. Monopolization of the natural resources is completely unethical.
On the other hand, the pharmaceutical companies truncated these arguments mentioning that abolition of human gene patent will attract the less investment in the research of medicine. A huge amount of investment is required for inventing a critical life saving drug. The companies will lose the interest to invest money in medical research, if they do not get profit from their investment. They have also explained their views about the ethics of monopolization. Natural resource is the origin of every product that has been made by man. Therefore, if you go by the ethics theory, there is no utility of patent.
The arguments of the two sides are very strong. It is very difficult to decide whether the human genes can be patented. The patent of human genes is granted by US Patent Department since 1980. According to a rough estimate, about 20 per cent of human genomes are already covered under the patent law of the USA. The Supreme Court has to consider not only the current laws, but they have to consider the impact of judgment in every aspect of life.
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US Supreme Court has decided to hear the arguments and counter-arguments for controversial issue of patenting human genes. The final verdict of the Supreme Court will clear the confusions about the human genetic patents created by the contradictory rulings by various Federal Courts. The Court ordered the decision linked with the case of Myriad Genomics Vs American Civil Liberties Group which we have published in "Articlebase" on 8th of December, 2012. Human rights organizations of America have called the decision as a major step for ensuring the health care facilities to all. The final verdict of the Supreme Court will open a new door of medical research. It will also encourage the young scientists to explore the new fields of health sciences.
The critics of gene patenting raised their voice against the monopoly of potential life saving medical tests and pricing the health services out of reach to the financially weak patients. Limited access to the records of specialized medical tests is the obstacle of further research and development. There is another view against the human genetic patent based on the ground of morality. This school of thought says that human genes are the gift of gods. It may be categorized as natural resources of the planet. Every inhabitant of the earth has the rights to use the natural resources. Monopolization of the natural resources is completely unethical.
On the other hand, the pharmaceutical companies truncated these arguments mentioning that abolition of human gene patent will attract the less investment in the research of medicine. A huge amount of investment is required for inventing a critical life saving drug. The companies will lose the interest to invest money in medical research, if they do not get profit from their investment. They have also explained their views about the ethics of monopolization. Natural resource is the origin of every product that has been made by man. Therefore, if you go by the ethics theory, there is no utility of patent.
The arguments of the two sides are very strong. It is very difficult to decide whether the human genes can be patented. The patent of human genes is granted by US Patent Department since 1980. According to a rough estimate, about 20 per cent of human genomes are already covered under the patent law of the USA. The Supreme Court has to consider not only the current laws, but they have to consider the impact of judgment in every aspect of life.
For more information, you can contact Lex Protector
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