03/21/2022
■Class discussion: Do you know anyone who has sent their DNA sample to a service like Ancestry? If so, why did they share this most personal of data? Are you interested finding out your family’s genetic and geographical history? Why or why not? Federal law bars health insurers and employers from using medically gathered genetic information to discriminate against an individual. But, the law doesn’t cover DNA voluntarily sent to one of the testing services. Do we need laws to cover that information? Should it be up to individual states or Congress to protect consumer privacy?