Genetic non-discrimation
Louise Slaughter posts that the Genetic Information Non-Discrimation Act has finally passed the House. It's passed the Senate twice before, and Bush has indicated that he would sign it. It makes it illegal to use genetic information for hiring, firing, or promotion decisions. For example, some African-Americans were denied insurance in the 70s because of the possibility of sickle-cell anemia.
4 comments:
Huh.
Well, apparently it's a good bill. A 420-3 vote is a good sign.
I'd have said so, too, before the PATRIOT Act....
OK, what am I missing? What does the Patriot Act have to do with this?
It passed by a similar margin. But no, I agree with you: it appears to be a good bill.
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