Ted Kennedy Spokeswoman On Genetic Information Non-Discrimination Act Being Signed Into Law
By admin - Posted on May 22nd, 2008
May 21, 2008 -- WASHINGTON, DC — Today, the Office of Senator Edward M. Kennedy, Chairman of the Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee, released the following statement in response to President Bush signing the Genetic Information Non-Discrimination Act into law.
Melissa Wagoner, spokeswoman for Senator Kennedy, said, "Today, the President signed what Senator Kennedy calls the first civil rights law of the century of the life sciences. This bipartisan legislation continues Senator Kennedy's ongoing commitment to a fairer and more just America, by barring discrimination on the basis of an individual's DNA code, just as the nation has previously prohibited discrimination based on race, gender or national origin."
Source: Senator Ted Kennedy's office
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