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"...The White House released a statement backing the bill and saying President Bush would sign it. " The lead sponsor of companion House legislation, Louise Slaughter, D-N.Y., said she hoped the strong Senate support, plus Bush�s backing, would give it momentum in the House, where it has languished for years. " The Health Insurance Association of America opposes the bill, saying current laws provide adequate protection... "...The legislation would also shore up medical privacy laws and prohibit employers from making hiring, firing or promotion decisions based on someone�s genetic information. " Sen. Olympia Snowe, R-Maine, who has been trying to work out a bipartisan consensus on genetic nondiscrimination and privacy for seven years, said the legislation would put genetic nondiscrimination on a civil rights par with race, religion and disability. " �No American should be denied health insurance or fired from a job because of a genetic test,� added Sen. Edward Kennedy, D-Mass. " The bill would also bar insurers from requiring genetic tests..." "GATTACA" Notwithstanding Maru __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? The New Yahoo! Shopping - with improved product search http://shopping.yahoo.com _______________________________________________ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l
