Will testing lead to ‘genetic discrimination’ in the workplace?

Trade unions, human rights lawyers and patient groups have joined forces to warn of the growing threat of genetic testing in the workplace, which they say could be used to discriminate against workers.

Forty-five signatories, including patient organisations, trade unions, academics and human rights lawyers will deliver, to the Government today [14 February], the message: people’s genes are private. In a Joint Statement of Concern the forty-five organisations and individuals express t... (524 more words)

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