Coalition for Genetic Fairness
The Coalition for Genetic Fairness (CGF) is a public interest group concerned about genetic discrimination.[1] The group was founded in 1997 by several organizations. Much of the CGF's work to date has been surrounding the Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act.
| Abbreviation | CGF |
|---|---|
| Formation | 1997 |
| Type | public interest group |
| Purpose | Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act |
Members
The following is a partial list of CGF's members:
- 20th Century Fox
- American Academy of Family Physicians
- American Association for the Advancement of Science
- American Civil Liberties Union
- American Heart Association
- Association of American Medical Colleges
- Brown University
- Council for Responsible Genetics
- Facing Our Risk of Cancer Empowered (FORCE)
- Genetic Alliance
- Harvard Medical School- Partners HealthCare Center for Genetics and Genomics
- Huntington's Disease Society of America
- Jewish Council for Public Affairs
- Medgar Evers College, CUNY
- Medical College of Wisconsin
- National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP)
- National Association of Social Workers
- Sarah Lawrence College
- Susan G. Komen for the Cure Advocacy Alliance
- University of Missouri Division of Medical Genetics
- University of North Dakota Division of Medical Genetics
- Yale Cancer Genetic Counseling
- Zeta Phi Beta National Education Foundation
References
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