Legislation is quickly making its way through Congress to ban employers and insurers from genetic discrimination. Some are calling it the first piece of civil rights legislation of the 21st century. But others say it will open the door to a flood of lawsuits. We discuss the implications of banning genetic discrimination, and how far the proposed law goes to achieve that goal.
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Genetic Discrimination
Listen Monday, Apr. 28, 2008 at 1:06 p.m. in Law, Science, SocietyGuest host: Matthew Felling
Guests
Francis Collins
Director, National Human Genome Research Institute
Michael Stebbins
Director, Biosecurity Project; Federation of American Scientists
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