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23 U. Dayton L. Rev. 189 (1997-1998)
Genetic Discrimination in Insurance and Employment: Spoiled Fruits of the Human Genome Project

handle is hein.journals/udlr23 and id is 197 raw text is: GENETIC DISCRIMINATION IN INSURANCE AND EMPLOYMENT: SPOILED FRUITS OF THE HUMAN GENOME PROJECT Bryce A. Lenox* TABLE OF CONTENTS PAGE I. INTRODUCTION .......................................................................................... 190 II. B ACKGROUN D ........................................................................................... 191 A. The Position of Consumers ................................................................ 194 B. The Position of Insurers and Employers ........................................... 197 III. A NALY SIS .................................................................................................. 200 A. Legislative Attempts to Control Genetic Discrimination ................... 200 1. State Legislation ......................................................................... 201 a. Broad Approaches--The Oregon Example ........................ 202 b. Narrow Approaches-The Minnesota Example ................. 203 c. Analysis of State Legislation .............................................. 203 2. Current and Proposed Federal Legislation ................................. 205 a. Americans with Disabilities Act ......................................... 205 b. Health Insurance Portability and Accountability A ct of 1996 ......................................................................... 207 c. Genetic Information Nondiscrimination in Health Insurance Act of 1997 ......................................................... 209 d. Genetic Confidentiality and Nondiscrimination A ctof 1997 ......................................................................... 2 10 B . Legislative A nalysis ........................................................................... 211 C. Potential Solutions ............................................................................ 214 IV . C ONCLUSION ............................................................................................. 215 Executive Editor, University of Dayton Law Review. J.D., 1998 University of Dayton School of Law; B.B.A., 1993, University of Notre Dame. I would like to thank Dr. and Mrs. Eli Perencevich for their technical and stylistic input, Ilka Perencevich for-her patience, and Brandon Lenox for the idea and vision. This Comment is dedicated to my parents for all their support and guidance.

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