Gina's Beauty is Only Skin Deep
Year: 2009
Type: preprint
Abstract: It is hard to be critical of the Genetic Information Non-Discrimination Act of 2008 (GINA). After all, it is the first federal law enacted to prohibit genetic discrimination, and passing it took 13 years of work by people whose goals I share. In analyzing the law, however, it is apparent that GINA fails to resolve or even address many of the basic concerns that drove the legislative effort. It is also clear why, despite 13 years of wrangling on Capitol Hill the final version of GINA was passed unanimously in the Senate and received only one negative vote in the Houses of Representatives - and that from inveterate naysayer, Representative Ron Paul.
Source: SSRN Electronic Journal
Author: Mark A. Rothstein
Institution: University of Louisville
Language: English
Field: Medicine
Domain: Health Sciences
Open Access status: green
OpenAlex ID: W1528271202