By Anna C F Lewis and Anya E R Prince
On July 1, a law banning the use of genetic information by life, long-term care, and disability income insurers took effect in Florida.
Florida’s success marks a potential turning point of bipartisan appeal for this issue.
The passage of this law, which we explore in a recent article published in Genetics in Medicine, the official journal of the American College of Medical Genetics and Genomics (ACMG), was propelled by a campaign that argued that an individual’s DNA should not be weaponized against them, that affordable insurance shouldn’t just be for the genetic elite, and that an individual should be able to keep their genetic data private.