Hadassah: The Women’s Zionist Organization of America is praising President Bush’s comments over the weekend in favor of legislation that would ban genetic discrimination by health insurers or employers. Research shows that Ashkenazic Jewish women have a hereditary susceptibility to breast and ovarian cancers.
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