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Is the government secretly stealing and storing the DNA of newborn babies?

We know it's been happening in at least one state and several other states have been caught trying, so this may be more widespread than we thought

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Nov 06, 2023
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There’s something sinister about that little “heel-prick” test that hospitals routinely do on newborns. They say it’s to detect disease but, if that’s the case, why do some states try to keep the DNA samples taken during these procedures and store them for decades without ever telling the parents?

Some parents are wising up and going on the offensive.

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