Twila Brase testifies on 780,000 children in MNDNA Warehouse

There are 780,000 newborn citizens whose DNA is stored in the Minnesota Department of Health's DNA Warehouse, and 42,210 of them have been genetic research subjects without consent as part of the state newborn screening program, says Twila Brase, president of Citizens' Council on Health Care In testimony

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[hoffbug]

If your children were born in a MN hospital after July 1st 1997. They have kept the sample and stored it without your informed consent.

[greetingsearthlings1]

This is tyranny

[DorisSjogrenRowe]

Shocking indeed that I missed the passage of S.1858 and H.R. 3825 during the rush to elect a new president. Now what can we do to remove that bill from our ELECTED representatives. Thanks for post.

[redsully]

The university I recently attended (Vanderbilt) collects DNA samples for research purposed, and gives a copy to DHS without consent. Thanks partially to my complaints when they initiated this program in 2006, there is now an option to opt-out of DNA collection - but it is difficult to invoke, and not easy to finish out.

I'm moving to Vancouver!

[AzraelsJudgement]

Government thinks everything is its property

[helpmepic1]

disgusting and disturbing they have no right,so you go girl,,uk babies have a blood heal prick at birth why dont they even tell you there blood group,they hold too much on us

[sentyan13]

Eye opening

[iTellYouNoLie]

how do we find out if our kids are on this list?

[txflip29]

"Government is not reason; it is not eloquence; it is force! Like fire, it is a dangerous servant and a fearful master"

-George Washington

"Woe to those who decree unjust statutes and to those who continually record unjust decisions, to deprive the needy of justice, and to rob the poor of my people of their rights"

-Isaiah 10:1,2

[SaveOurSovereignty]

wow great post, thanx