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US House passes legislation to bar discrimination based on genetic testing

By Bernard Hibbitts (editor) and University of Pittsburgh School of Law students.

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[JURIST] The US House of Representatives voted 414-1 [roll call] on Thursday to pass the Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act of 2008 (GINA) [HR 493 materials], a bill aimed at preventing employers and health insurers from discriminating against people who have a genetic predisposition to disease. Under the measure, employers would be barred from basing hiring and firing decisions on genetic

Full post as published by JURIST - The Paper Chase on May 01, 2008 (boomark / email).

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