SACGHS Endorses Frist’s Genetic Nondiscrimination Act At First Meeting
This article was originally published in The Gray Sheet
Executive Summary
Members of the Secretary's Advisory Committee on Genetics, Health & Society (SACGHS) are drafting a letter to HHS Secretary Tommy Thompson expressing the panel's support for the Senate's Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act (S 1053)
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