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Senate bill bans discriminatory use of genetic information
The Senate approved 95 to 0 a bill barring insurers from using genetic data or family history to deny coverage or set rates and prohibiting employers from using such information in hiring or firing. The measure aims to stop discrimination that may deter genetic testing for diseases like breast cancer or Huntington’s, with supporters calling it a civil rights advance.
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Washington
Senate
Olympia Snowe
Maine
Tom Daschle
South Dakota
Snowe
National Institutes of Health
June Walker
Donald Young
Health Insurance Association of America