Second, aside from the lackluster response of his Assembly collegues to the proposed legislation, reaction from the community can fairly be characterized as nothing short of outrage. The Vermont Governor's Advisory Commission on Native American Affairs minced no words in its attack on H.809, calling it "racist, unethical, and immoral. Journalists warned that the proposal smacked of eugenics. But by far, the loudest cries came from Native American activists. Their objections to Rep. Maslack's proposal-and to genetic testing in general-are surveyed in the balance of this Part.
-Redefining Race: Can Genetic Testing Provide Biological Proof of Indian Ethnicity?
by Eric Beckenhauer Stanford Law Review October 2003 Vol.56:161
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