President Bush Signs Landmark Genetic Nondiscrimination Information Act Into Law
Monday, May 26, 2008 - 15:14
in Psychology & Sociology
U.S. President George W. Bush has signed into law the first civil rights legislation of the new millennium, the Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act (GINA). GINA is the first and only federal legislation that will provide protections against discrimination based on an individual's genetic information in health insurance coverage and employment settings.