The Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act (GINA): A Proposed Answer to Genetic Discrimination



Mailee Smith has this post on the Americans United for Life Blog. She writes:

On Wednesday, May 21, 2008, President Bush signed the Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act (GINA). GINA prohibits employers and health insurers from discriminating against persons on the basis of their genetic information. The measure passed by a vote of 414-1 in the House and 95-0 in the Senate before making its way to the President’s desk . . .



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