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New Jersey Cops Are Using DNA Drawn from Newborns in Criminal Investigations (techdirt.com)
28 points by zacwest on Aug 9, 2022 | hide | past | favorite | 1 comment


> There’s no opting out of this collection, as Faife points out. State law mandates blood collection from infants to screen them for 60 different disorders. These samples are processed by the state and data is passed on to parents and the state health system.

Is this standard practice in most states?




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