Contact your Senator regarding the GINA act

The Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act, or GINA, (S.358) is on the verge of passing after 12 long years! The House bill (H.R.493) passed 420-3 on April 25 and the Senate bill has been reported out of committee. We just need the full Senate to vote on the bill to get it to the President’s desk! Tell your senators to push for GINA to come to the floor for a vote! .
You can e-mail this to your senator by looking up their e-mail address on their website by following this link:

http://www.senate.gov/general/contact_information/senators_cfm.cfm

(once you go to their website, click on the contact option on the menu).



Sample Letter (feel free to personalize this)

Dear Senator ____,

I am am sending this letter in support of the Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act, or GINA, (S.358). I am urging your support for this legislation to come to the floor and pass. All people carry high risk for some disease. This bill will help protect you, your relatives, your friends, and all Americans from health and employment discrimination based on a genetic test result or predisposition to disease.

It is astounding that this bill, which the Senate has passed unanimously in the past two years, has not yet passed in the 110th congress. The House passed this important bill by a vote of 420-3 on April 25, 2007. More than 140 national patient groups, professional societies, academic institutions, research centers, companies, women’s organizations, labor organizations, and the millions of Americans endorse this legislation. The President has given his endorsement of this legislation. Those who support this bill represent every sector of society in this nation, and we urge passage of GINA.

This bill protects all Americans from the misuse of genetic information in employment and health insurance decisions. With these protections in place, Americans will be able to use genetics in medicine without fear of misuse of their genetic information.

Thank you for your time.