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State Rep. Natalie Manley, D-Joliet, sponsored a bill aiming to protect private consumer information that recently passed the Illinois House of Representatives.
The Genetic Information Privacy Act, H.B. 2189, would explicitly prohibit ancestry and genetic testing companies from releasing information about a consumer to any health or life insurance agency without the consumer’s consent, according to a news release. These genetic testing companies, like Ancestry.com and 23andMe, have become increasingly popular.
"Currently there are no protections prohibiting insurance companies from accessing data from genetic testing," Manley said. "My legislation protects consumers’ private genetic information to prevent it from being used against them by life insurance companies, to deny them or hike their rates."
The bill passed the House with unanimous bipartisan support and will move to the Senate for consideration.
"My legislation puts people first," Manley said.
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April 19, 2019 at 06:44AM
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