As of yesterday (Tuesday, 8/26/97)  there was commentary on PBS that Sect'y
Donna S. of HHS is pushing federal legislation limiting the distribution of
medical records.  My impression from that, and a couple of other PBS
comments in the last month is, NO PROTECTION FROM GENETIC DISCRIMINATION OR
DISCRIMINATION ON THE BASIS OF ANY MEDICAL INFORMATION EXISTS;  no specific
comment on genetic info was made yesterday.
Chuck

At 01:50 PM 8/26/97 -0400, you wrote:
>Does anyone know if there is a federal genetic discrimination law that
>prevents employers and insurance companies from discriminating against
>individuals who participate in a genetic research study and are
>subsequently found to carry a gene that puts the individual at a higher
>risk of a serious disease?  If such a law exists, can you tell me where to
>find it?  Thanks.
>
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