Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act
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first heard Apr 2025
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U.S. law protecting against genetic‑information discrimination
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newest first · ▶ plays the momentLaura CordesPlanet Money · How 23andMe's bankruptcy led to a run on the gene bank · 25:21 · Apr 2025
…That's because HIPAA is for health care providers like doctors and hospitals, not consumer facing companies like 23andMe. But he explained that there is one federal law that is meant to prevent abuses of specifically this kind of genetic data. It's called the Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act or GINA.…
Kayte Spector-BagdadyThe Excerpt · SPECIAL | Is your genetic data secure? · 6:49 · Apr 2025
…I do genetic research myself. I think it's very promising. But also, we need to be considerate of the people that that genetic information comes from, and it's a balance. And actually, that's why GINA, or the Genetic Information Non-Discrimination Act, was passed in the first place.…
Kayte Spector-BagdadyThe Excerpt · SPECIAL | Is your genetic data secure? · 2:41 · Apr 2025
…Yeah, so there is a law called the Genetic Information Non-Discrimination Act that's been around since the 1990s when they first sequenced the genome. And the intent is to protect against discrimination from your employer or from your health insurance.…
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