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| Article 11 of the Law 12/2005 is entitled “Principle of non-discrimination” and disposes as follows: “No person can be prejudiced, in any way, due to the presence of a genetic disease or due to his/her genetic heritage. 1. No person can be discriminated, in any way, due to the results of a genetic diagnostic test or due to heterozygosity, presymptomatic, predictive or prenatal tests, including those performed with the purpose of obtaining or maintaining a job, subscribing health and life insurances, having access to education, as well as for purposes of adoption, whether regarding the adopter or the adoptee . 2. No person can be discriminated, in any way, in what concerns his/her right to obtain medical, psychological and social follow-up as well as genetic counselling because he/she refused to be subject to a genetic test. 3. A fair and equitable access to genetic counselling and genetic testing is guaranteed to all persons; however, the needs of the populations that are more strongly affected by a specific genetic disease or diseases are duly safeguarded”. |