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Something Republicans and Democrats Agree On; ... But Not RONPAUL
Topic Started: May 1 2008, 10:33 AM (114 Views)
QuirtEvans
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I Owe It All To John D'Oh
The House and Senate have each passed a bill barring discrimination based on the results of genetic testing.

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Companies would no longer be able to use genetic information like a person's predisposition for breast cancer, sickle cell or diabetes to make insurance or job decisions under a bill passed by Congress on Thursday.

The House voted 414-1 for the legislation a week after it passed the Senate on a 95-0 vote. The bill would bar health insurance companies from using genetic information to set premiums or determine enrollment eligibility. Similarly, employers could not use genetic information in hiring, firing or promotion decisions.

Rep. Ron Paul, R-Texas, was the only member of Congress to vote against the bill.

President Bush is expected to sign it into law.


http://www.nytimes.com/aponline/washington...ination.html?hp

It would be unwise to underestimate what large groups of ill-informed people acting together can achieve. -- John D'Oh, January 14, 2010.
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Axtremus
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HOLY CARP!!!
Because Paul believes the state has no business telling private employers how to hire/fire? :unsure:
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jon-nyc
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Cheers
As soon as you make insurers serve a social function we're all slaves.

Better that we leave health insurance for the healthy, and let those with cystic fibrosis die a slow death.

It may seem cruel to the sheep among us, but it's what the founders would have wanted.


In my defense, I was left unsupervised.
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