When genetic-discrimination legislation was first introduced in the 1990s, genetic tests were still the province of academic science. The Human Genome Project was underway.

All of us have glitches somewhere in our genome—the question is who will take advantage of that information. Genetic Discrimination Is Coming for Us All© Illustration by The Atlantic. Source ...

Genetic discrimination hasn’t yet become a problem in the US. Since the Genetic Information Nondiscrmination Act (GINA) was signed into law in 2008, very few GINA-related charges have been made ...

Her national survey found 86 per cent of those sampled feared genetic discrimination, both against themselves and their children.

Genetic Discrimination Is Coming for Us All Insurers are refusing to cover Americans whose DNA reveals health risks. It’s perfectly legal. By Kristen V. Brown ...

A survey in Canada examined the prevalence of perceived genetic discrimination against patients with Huntington disease. The respondents reported discrimination not only by insurance or mortgage ...

In this article, we explore some of the nuances of the term discrimination and some of the sources of disagreement, before asking when and how genetic discrimination can be prevented.

People learning through genetic testing that they might be susceptible to devastating diseases wouldn't also have to worry about losing their jobs or their health insurance under anti ...

Scientists, ethicists and legal scholars aren’t clear on the matter either. They are still getting to grips with what genetic discrimination entails—and how we can defend against it.

Myth: Genetic testing is an accurate way to predict disease. Fact: While some genetic tests can accurately predict that an individual will develop a certain disease or condition (for example, ...

The Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act (GINA) was enacted in 2008 to protect Americans from being widely discriminated against by a then new technology: genetic testing. The law was written ...