Government urged to use unused DNA discrimination law to improve cancer diagnosis
The government is being asked to enforce legislation passed two years ago to stop discrimination based on DNA tests.
The government has faced calls to implement a law it passed two years ago that remains unused. The law is intended to prevent discrimination on the basis of DNA testing. Advocates argue that enforcing this legislation is necessary to support early cancer diagnosis and treatment.
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The House: Government inaction undermines early cancer diagnosis and treatment
The government is being asked to stop discrimination on the basis of DNA tests, two years after it passed an as-yet unused law.