President George Bush signed the Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act into law this afternoon, making it illegal to discriminate on matters of employment and health insurance in the US based on genetic information. Many Americans cited concern about the misuse of their genetic information as the reason they did not order genetic tests that could improve and protect their long-term health.
With these protections finally in place, we will hopefully see an acceleration in the adoption of genetic testing.
Filed under: Personalized Medicine
