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Jun. 14, 2008
Keeping the Gene Pool Private
The Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act amends a number of federal laws to restrict collection and use of genetic information by group health plans, write Joseph B. Farrell and Monique Cho. - Employment Column
By Joseph B. Farrell and Monique Cho
This article appears on Page 8
On May 22, 2008, President George W. Bush signed the Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act, which prohibits group health plans, health insurance issuers and employers from discriminating based on genetic information. The act was hailed by its supporters as "the first civil rights bill of the new century of life sciences." T...
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