HCA322 Health Care Ethics and Medical Law

Genetic Information 

Review the Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act of 2008 (GINA).  

• Explain the purpose of GINA.

• Summarize the five congressional findings that helped to create the final GINA law, including a description of at least two elements noted within those congressional findings.

Your paper must be two to three pages in length, excluding the title and reference pages, and include at least two scholarly sources, not including the course text.  Your paper and all sources must be formatted and/or cited according to APA style as outlined in the Ashford Writing Center.

For additional information, please refer to: 
The Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act of 2008 (GINA).  (2009).  Fact Sheet.  Retrieved from http://www.dol.gov/ebsa/newsroom/fsGINA.html