"Genes carry too much personal information. It's not the same as paying someone for a simple blood donation. In fact, it is absolutely impermissible to use any incentives to induce people to participate," says Liu Chung-yi, chairman of the Taiwan Association for Human Rights and an associate professor at NTU's Graduate Institute of National Development, staking out a hardline position.
「基因攜帶太多個人資訊了，這和單純的血牛賣血不同，因此絕不能『利誘』民眾參與研究，」立場強硬的台灣人權促進會會長、台大國家發展研究所法律組副教授劉靜怡指出，無論是提供金錢或以身體檢查名義進行血液採集，都是一種「欺騙」行為。