WASHINGTON–Insurer-backed legislation was signed into law by President George W. Bush yesterday that bars employers and health insurance plans from discriminating against individuals based on the results of genetic testing.
The Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act, HR 493, was passed overwhelmingly by both the House and the Senate.
“It protects our citizens from having genetic information misused, and this bill does so without undermining the basic premise of the insurance industry,” the president said at a signing ceremony.
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