Many States Store, Use and Share Newborn DNA for Research Without Consent; Most Parents Have No Idea

"A baby is born with a need to be loved and never outgrows it. ~ Frank A Clark" by Vinoth Chandar is licensed under CC BY 2.0

National DNA Day | April 25

Parents, Did You Know?
Citizens’ Council for Health Freedom Alert--

ST. PAUL, Minn.--In a world dominated by technology, surveillance and privacy concerns, there is very little that still truly belongs to human beings.

Their DNA should be one of these closely guarded possessions.

But from their very first day on Earth, the country’s tiniest citizens are losing their rights to and privacy of their genetic blueprint because many states store, use and share newborn DNA for research—without parental consent, says Citizens’ Council for Health Freedom (CCHF).

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