Australian Medical Association

The AMA has updated and split the content of its Position Statement on Human Genetic Issues 1998. Revised 2000. Revised 2002. to produce the AMA Position Statement on Genetic Testing 2012 and the AMA Position Statement on Human Cloning 2012.

The AMA Position Statement on Genetic Testing 2012 is more contemporary and reflects current issues relevant to genetic testing.

Genetic testing will increasingly play a vital role in mainstream health care in terms of preventive health and diagnosing and treating illness. This position statement addresses various aspects of genetic testing including access, consent and genetic counselling, privacy, genetic discrimination, direct to consumer genetic tests, public and professional education, workforce and infrastructure, research, gene patents, and genetic selection. 

Genetic testing will increasingly play a vital role in mainstream health care in terms of preventive health and diagnosing and treating illness. This position statement addresses various aspects of genetic testing including access, consent and genetic counselling, privacy, genetic discrimination, direct to consumer genetic tests, public and professional education, workforce and infrastructure, research, gene patents, and genetic selection.