Issues • May 2014 • Storing and Using Newborn DNA—Without Parent Consent • Government Programs

ACLU opposes new law allowing state to keep newborn blood samples

A bill signed into law earlier this week by Gov. Mark Dayton allows the health department to collect and store blood samples taken from newborn babies for an indefinite period of time, unless parents opt-out of the program.

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