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Comment Re:Why not? (Score 2, Insightful) 873

To put it simply, having your medical records fully accessible by everyone opens the door for discrimination.

I wouldn't put it past some employers to fire or not hire someone based upon information in their medical records. Either over dubious legitimate concerns over long term heath problems increasing insurance premiums or completely irrelevant information like the STDs that someone has been treated for 20+ years ago when the person in question was a teenager.

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