California can share your baby's DNA sample without permission, but new bill could force state to publicly reveal who they're giving it to
California can share your baby's DNA sample without permission, but new bill could force state to publicly reveal who they're giving it to
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California can share your baby's DNA sample without permission, but new bill could force state to publicly reveal who they're giving it to
Wait, what the fuck? This is inexcusable. This means even if you weren’t born in CA, parts of your genome will still be in their database if you’re related to anyone who was, and those parts are often enough to identify you. This isn’t just about personal privacy, it’s about our collective ability to retain ownership and control over the most fundamental parts of ourselves and our families. And this data will obviously be abused by law enforcement, if it hasn’t already, because that’s what they do.
Babies deserve even more privacy protections than adults, since they can’t consent to anything.
I still think I should be able to copyright my DNA and sue anyone who uses it without my informed consent, if Monsanto can do it.
Right??
Don't worry, it'll get fixed once it affects a politician.
A Republican softball game got shot up and a republican member of the house(or senate, I can't remember) was shot and they are still against any type of gun laws so I'd hold me breath on that.
This has been around since the '80s, 4 decades. It's not controversial. It saves babies lives, as they are diagnosed with genetic diseases.
https://www.cbsnews.com/sacramento/news/baby-dna-parental-consent-genetic-records-california-law-newborns/
I’ve been a CA resident for nearly a decade and had no idea about it. And now that I’m aware, I’m furious.
I don’t have a problem with them doing genetic testing for the reasons you mention, but they should absolutely not be allowed to retain the genetic material beyond a reasonable time limit, and under no circumstances should it be legal for them to share it with anyone for any reason. Seems quite controversial to me.