Family Tree DNA Challenges Alaska Genetic Privacy Law in Wake of Lawsuit

Jul 28, 2017

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NEW YORK (GenomeWeb) – Genealogy firm Family Tree DNA has challenged the constitutionality of Alaska's Genetic Privacy Act on the grounds that the statute is so vague in its definitions of terms, such as "DNA analysis," "disclosure," and "informed consent," that the firm cannot know how to comply with the law.

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