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Volume 353:865-867 September 1, 2005 Number 9 Next

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On February 17, 2005, the U.S. Senate passed bill S. 306, the Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act of 2005, by a vote of 98 to 0. The previous day, the White House had announced that "the Administration favors enactment of legislation to prohibit the improper use of genetic information in health insurance and employment [and] supports Senate passage of S. 306." But similar legislation has been introduced in every Congress since 1995, and President George W. Bush announced his backing for a law against genetic discrimination as early as June 2001. The House of Representatives is the sticking point: knowledgeable observers . . . [Full Text of this Article]

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Professor Greely teaches law and genetics at Stanford University, Stanford, Calif.

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