We're from the government -- We're here to help you, and besides, if your newborn hasn't done anythi

[kinzel]

We're here to help you, and besides, if your newborn hasn't done anything wrong you have nothing to worry about ...

OK --

http://www.cnn.com/2010/HEALTH/02/04/baby.dna.government/index.html?hpt=Sbin

Two questions?

1) does this bother you?

2) Is this something we can improve? Should we all walk in to have our DNA put in a file with our fingerprints, retinal pattern, and voice print, or not?

Comments

[rahaeli.livejournal.com]

Well, yes. But (and I was only skimming the article, I admit) I read the article as hospitals running the disease screenings, not storing the sample itself. I May Be Wrong (but either way, I'm loud about it).