ASHG supports Genetic Privacy Provisions in 21st Century Cures Act

(American Society of Human Genetics) The American Society of Human Genetics (ASHG) commends Congress for strengthening privacy protections for genetics research participants as part of the 21st Century Cures Act (H.R.34) passed on Dec. 7. These provisions, Section 2012 and Section 2013 of H.R.34, were originally introduced in the Senate by Senator Warren (D-MA) and Senator Enzi (R-WY) as the Genetic Research Privacy Protection Act (S.2744), legislation endorsed by ASHG.

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