Australia has passed a law banning life insurance companies from denying or restricting coverage based on the results of genetic tests or even based on whether an applicant or their genetic relatives ...

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BOSTON (SHNS) – In 2013, Robyn Biggs’s aunt tested positive for a genetic mutation that increased her risk of breast, ovarian, pancreatic and other cancers. Since her father had died of cancer, and ...

The Australian parliament is set to pass legislation today to ban life insurers from using genetic test results to discriminate against people applying for life insurance. Once the law comes into ...

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