[Public Papers of the Presidents of the United States: George W. Bush (2002, Book I)]
[March 6, 2002]
[Pages 355-356]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office www.gpo.gov]



Statement on Proposed Legislation To Provide Protections Against Genetic 
Discrimination
March 6, 2002

    I applaud Senators Snowe, Frist, and Jeffords for introducing their bill today to prohibit discrimination in health 
insurance and employment based solely on an individual's genetic 
predisposition to a future disease. The bill provides strong protections 
against genetic discrimination that are fair, reasonable, and consistent 
with existing laws. I look forward to working with Congress in a 
bipartisan manner to pass legislation to assure Americans the privacy of 
their genetic information will be protected and never used to deny 
health coverage or jobs.

Note: The statement referred to S. 1995, the proposed ``Genetic 
Information Nondiscrimination Act of 2002.''


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