“…With few exceptions [Pirzadeh et al, 2007;Reis et al, 2007], the genetics literature has overlooked the role of religious beliefs and personal faith in the professional lives of genetics service providers. Most of the literature on religion or spirituality in genetics has focused on theological debates regarding advances in reproductive and genetic technologies (e.g., prenatal diagnosis and abortion, PGD, somatic cell nuclear transfer, and embryonic stem cell research) [Harris et al, 2004;Connelly et al, 2006;Evans, 2006;Zoloth, 2008]; public attitudes about whether genetic interventions are tantamount to ''playing God'' [Tambor et al, 2002], and the degree to which patients rely on religion, faith, or prayer to explain the development of disease, to cope with adverse outcomes or to aid in decisionmaking [Schwartz et al, 2000;Quillin et al, 2006;White, 2006].…”