Advocating for Access to Genetic Testing…

Connecting ALS

English - February 02, 2023 05:01 - 20 minutes - 46.5 MB - ★★★★★ - 48 ratings
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This week Jeremy talks to Melanie Lendnal and Lindsay Gill from The ALS Association’s public policy team to learn more about the fight for public policies that will ensure access to genetic counseling and testing and a bill in Maryland that will prohibit discrimination based on the results of a genetic test.

Learn more about the Genetic Testing Protection Act in Maryland at https://www.als.org/stories-news/als-association-leads-fight-ban-life-insurance-discrimination-states

Share your story about genetic testing and counseling at https://www.als.org/share-your-als-story

Learn more about genetic testing and counseling at https://www.als.org/blog/qa-how-begin-discussion-around-genetic-counseling-and-testing

This episode is brought to you by The ALS Association in partnership with CitizenRacecar.