Traduction de «blood relative » (Anglais → Français) :

Ms. Colleen Beaumier: You're talking about blood relatives.

Four, broaden the definition of family to recognize that in other countries and cultures the family may involve people who are not necessarily just blood relatives.

Another point we mentioned that might be useful is to include so-called de facto family members in the category for exceptions: people who have, by definition, been very close to the applicants as de facto relatives, even though they may not be blood relatives, who have been taking care of the individuals for some time.

For instance, someone dying of cancer may prefer to be close to relatives rather than prolong his/her life; someone may choose, on religious grounds, not to accept a blood donation.

In this field, such data concern not only the individual in question but all of his or her blood relatives as well. Therefore, alongside the right to know, everybody’s right to know the likelihood of being predisposed to diseases in the future, a new right now emerges: the right not to know, to deliberately face up to the fate that life holds in store for us, trusting in the future.

34. Believes that, although it must do so, such a directive should not merely set out general principles derived from the entire body of fundamental rights (data must never be compiled unless they are intended to protect health or research; tests may be used only in specific cases and/or for particular purposes; tests may not be carried out without the consent of the person concerned; the use of data for given purposes should be prohibited; rules should be laid down to govern access to data not compiled on a strictly individual basis and in particular to deal with the problem of access within a family group, among blood relatives), but also lay dow ...[+++]n procedures for defining, classifying, and overseeing genetic testing so as to ensure that it is not put to improper use and to prevent the emergence of disturbing 'genetic normality' parameters;