New bill would give California parents more control over whether state can store their kid's DNA
01/22/24 at 04:00 AM
New bill would give California parents more control over whether state can store their kid's DNA
CBS News / TV, by Julie Watts; 1/17/24
Should you have the right to know that the state is storing your child's DNA and that researchers or law enforcement may use it without your consent? ... A 2018 statewide CBS News poll found that the majority of new parents did know about the lifesaving test. Three quarters (of new parents) had no idea the state was storing their baby's leftover bloodspots after the required test genetic test was complete.