Genetic Non-Discrimination Act Passes in Parliament
- March 10, 2017
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Bill S-201-the Genetic Non-Discrimination Act was passed by Parliament this week. This Act seeks to prevent persons from being compelled to undergo genetic testing and to protect the results of genetic testing from disclosure. You can read more about the Act here (link).
You can read more about genetic discrimination as a legal issue in our previous blog post here (link).
