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2007-02-16 | permalink
U.S. House panel approves ban on genetic tests for jobs, insurance
A House committee approved legislation to prevent discrimination by employers and insurers against people on the basis of genetic information. ”There is a clear need for us to pass a law to protect genetic information from discriminatory uses,” Representative George Miller, a California Democrat and chairman of the House Education and Labor Committee, said before today"s unanimous voice vote by the panel.
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2007-02-16 | permalink
U.S. House panel approves ban on genetic tests for jobs, insurance
A House committee approved legislation to prevent discrimination by employers and insurers against people on the basis of genetic information. ”There is a clear need for us to pass a law to protect genetic information from discriminatory uses,” Representative George Miller, a California Democrat and chairman of the House Education and Labor Committee, said before today"s unanimous voice vote by the panel.
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