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Legal update: living with the Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act

Author(s) -

Cheryl Erwin

Publication year - 2008

Publication title -

genetics in medicine

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 3.509

H-Index - 128

eISSN - 1530-0366

pISSN - 1098-3600

DOI - 10.1097/gim.0b013e31818ca4e7

Subject(s) - genetic discrimination , legislation , health insurance , business , genetic testing , law , political science , internet privacy , health care , genetics , computer science , biology

The Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act of 2008 promises to make genetic discrimination illegal in the contexts of employment and health insurance. The promises of the law may be difficult to fully deliver. This article will examine some of the more important provisions that offer protection against genetic discrimination and the major shortcomings of the legislation. It concludes that the Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act is an important piece of civil rights legislation, but it is not fully protective of individuals who are worried about genetic discrimination in employment or insurance.

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