Catholic Social Teaching 5

Matt Slaughter, Barbara Sutherin, Austin Mclean

Von Hippel Lindau Syndrome

● Inherited (U.S. National Library of Medicine, 2019)

● Tumors, Cysts (U.S. National Library of Medicine,

2019)
Von Hippel
Lindau
Mutation’s
Effect
Inherited versus Environmental

● Genetically passed on (Jorde, Carey, & Bamshad, 2009)

● Caused by environment (Jorde, Carey, & Bamshad, 2009)

Differentiation between genetic and non-
genetic
● Unfair

● Executive Order 13145 (The White House, 2000)

Hiring and benefits

● Section 2, 1-202 of Executive Order (The White House, 2000)

Employers using genetics

● Strictly for workplace toxins (The White House, 2000)

● Section 1-301 (The White House, 2000)

○ Part D
Increasing genetic diseases → less medical
benefits
● Equal benefits (U.S. National Library of Medicine, 2019)

● No discrimination (U.S. National Library of Medicine, 2019)

 Catholic Social Teaching

● Principle 1

● Principle 4

● Principle 5
Different Scenario

● Intentionally worked in potential hazard

● Own choice
References
Executive Order 13145 TO PROHIBIT DISCRIMINATION IN FEDERAL EMPLOYMENT BASED ON GENETIC
INFORMATION. (n.d.). Retrieved from https://www.eeoc.gov/eeoc/history/35th/thelaw/13145.html

Jorde, L. B., Bamshad, M. J., & Carey, J. C. (2009). Medical genetics. St. Louis, Mo: Elsevier Mosby.

What is genetic discrimination? - Genetics Home Reference - NIH. (n.d.). Retrieved from
https://ghr.nlm.nih.gov/primer/testing/discrimination

Von Hippel-Lindau syndrome - Genetics Home Reference - NIH. (n.d.). Retrieved from
https://ghr.nlm.nih.gov/condition/von-hippel-lindau-syndrome