Archive for May 21st, 2008
The Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act (GINA): A Proposed Answer to Genetic Discrimination
Wednesday, May 21st, 2008On Wednesday, May 21, 2008, President Bush signed the Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act (GINA). GINA prohibits employers and health insurers from discriminating against persons on the basis of their genetic information. The measure passed by a vote of 414-1 in the House and 95-0 in the Senate before making its way to the President’s desk.
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Fourth Circuit Strikes Down Partial Birth Abortion Ban Nearly Identical to Federal Ban Upheld by USSC in 2007
Wednesday, May 21st, 2008In what appears to be an unprecedented manifestation of judicial activism, the Fourth Circuit on Tuesday struck down Virginia’s partial-birth abortion ban—a ban that is almost identical to the federal ban upheld last year by the United States Supreme Court (USSC) in Gonzales v. Carhart. First, the Court engaged in a circular pattern of [...]
