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Australian Government bans genetic discrimination in life insurance: A big win for preventive health

The Australian Government has today announced that it will legislate to completely ban the use of genetic test results in life insurance underwriting.

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Following the recommendations of a report led by Monash University’s Dr Jane Tiller and Professor Paul Lacaze, the Australian Government has today announced that it will legislate to completely ban the use of genetic test results in life insurance underwriting.

Consistent with the recommendations, the Government …

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