Genetic Non-Discrimination Act

• Supreme Court upholds law intended to prevent genetic discrimination

  The Genetic Non-Discrimination Act forbids companies from making people undergo genetic testing before buying insurance or other services.

  Canada

  Jul 10, 2020
  
• Cancer group hopes new non-discrimination law will encourage more genetic testing

  If patients learn they have a genetic risk for disease, they must tell their insurance provider, but that could soon change.

  Health

  Apr 24, 2017
  
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• Genetic non-discrimination bill unconstitutional: Trudeau 

  The bill would make it illegal for life and health insurance companies to force people to undergo genetic testing or disclose the results of previous tests.

  Canada

  Mar 8, 2017
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• MPs to debate controversial bill on genetic testing after intense lobbying

  After a flurry of intense lobbying from insurance companies, health charities, a handful of provinces and the justice minister herself, the fate of a controversial genetic testing bill is now in the hands of Parliament.

  Canada

  Mar 7, 2017