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Glad they banned it but what the hell?

Gattaca

I shudder to ask, but is this legal in the US?

Wow, I had just assumed that life insurance was included in all of the genetic discrimination laws that were passed after the Human Genome Project got underway. It looks like Australia was ahead of the curve by passing legislation in 1992 (for comparison, the US passed GINA in 2008), but it's very odd to me that both of those laws excluded life insurance. I understand that insurance companies need to be able to mitigate risk, but it's a huge "fuck you" to anyone born with risky genes. It might result in slightly higher premiums for everyone, but it's a good move imo.

Life(insurance)'s a gamble!

My father was right. It didn’t matter how much I lied on my resume. My real C.V. was in my cells. Why should anyone invest all that money to train me when there are a thousand other applicants with far cleaner profiles.

Of course it’s illegal to discriminate; “Genoism” they call it. But no one takes the laws seriously. If you refuse to disclose, they can always take a sample from a doorhandle, or a handshake. Even the saliva off your application form. And if all else fails, a perfectly legal drug test can just as easily become an illegal peek at your future in the company.

This movie stands as one of the most prescient I’ve ever watched. It’s a shame that Nicols later works never matched it, and that this movie itself is somewhat forgotten.