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Genetic Testing: Scientific Background and Nondiscrimination Legislation (CRS Report for Congress)

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Release Date Revised March 21, 2005
Report Number RL32478
Report Type Report
Authors Michele Schoonmaker and Erin Williams, Domestic Social Policy Division
Source Agency Congressional Research Service
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Summary:

This report provides a comprehensive overview of genetic testing in the United States, reviews the debate concerning the necessity of new legislation to prohibit discrimination on the basis of genetics, and compares current law with proposed legislation before the 108th Congress.