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Rights of Users of Genetic Services| SLOVENIA
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| 1. The rights of patients who undergo genetic services or testing in the Republic of Slovenia are not protected by a separate law. This means that these patients enjoy the legal protection to the same extent as all other patients, meaning that general regulations of patient rights are mutatis mutandis used for protecting of the users of genetic services as well. 2. Slovenian legislation does not include specific provisions that would prohibit discrimination on the basis of genetic heritage (in the meaning shown in the above frame). Nevertheless, the Slovenian Constitution provides protection from all kinds of discrimination. It states that everyone shall be guaranteed equal human rights and fundamental freedoms irrespective of national origin, race, sex, language, religion, political or other conviction, material standing, birth, education, social status, disability or any other personal circumstance. An individual’s genetic heritage could undoubtedly be included under the “any other personal circumstance” part of the provision. |