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Bush urged Congress to pass the Nondiscrimination Act
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2007/01/18
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President Bush Wednesday urged Congress to pass the Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act of 2007, promoting genetic testing for disease by making genetic discrimination illegal. In a speech at the National Institutes of Health, Bush said "If a person is willing to share his or her genetic information, it is important that that information not be exploited in improper ways - and Congress can pass good legislation to prevent that from happening. In other words, we want medical research to go forward without an individual fearing of personal discrimination." Genetic nondiscrimination legislation was passed unanimously by the Senate in 2003 but failed in the House of Representatives. Representative Louise Slaughter (D-NY) reintroduced the latest bill this week. If passed, it will establish "a national and uniform basic standard is necessary to fully protect the public from discrimination and allay their concerns about the potential for discrimination, thereby allowing individuals to take advantage of genetic testing , technologies, research, and new therapies." |
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