It's an interesting question. I think the burden will still fall on the physician and the genetic counsellor who are offering the genetic tests to the patient to explain to the patient whether they're protected or not. If we continue to hear of cases that we consider to be genetic discrimination after the amendment to the human rights occurs, then we will continue to have to bring this up to our patients. The big questions that come up are about insurance and employment. Again, if we don't feel there's enough protection there, we will have to tell them, and it will continue to affect their decisions about whether to go on with genetic testing.
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