Insurers and genetics
The House of Commons science and technology committee says positive genetic tests used by insurance companies to assess potential customers should be halted for at least two years. Its' report last week urged the cessation of tests in order to allay public fears about the creation of a 'genetic underclass...
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Genes and insurance debate hots up
by Juliet Tizzard
The issue of what kind of access insurers should have to its customers' genetic test results has been knocking around for a few years now. But whilst the main protagonists have taken their time to mull over the issues, the UK House of Commons Science and Technology Committee decided to...