Minnesota Senate Votes to Eliminate Genetic Privacy Rights for Newborn Babies

The Citizens’ Council for Health Freedom (CCHF, www.cchfreedom.org) released the following statement after the Minnesota State Senate voted yesterday to repeal genetic privacy for newborns and allow the state to collect and store newborn DNA without parental consent. The vote was on bill S.F. 2047, the Newborn Screening Program Modification.
 

Claiming 8 Million Enrollees, Obamacare Is Little More than Medicaid for the Middle Class

Now that the Obamacare enrollment deadline has come and gone, cheerleaders for the Affordable Care Act (ACA) are calling the initiative a success, boasting 8 million signups since enrollment began in October.

But one patient advocacy group says Obamacare has succeeded only in creating a new Medicaid for the middle class.

Government Warehousing of DNA a Disturbing State Secret

As parents happily hold their newborn babies and dream of watching them grow up, the government is silently storing their DNA for use in research and analysis, all without parental consent.
 

7.1 Million Is Not the Magic Number

The White House is celebrating 7.1 million sign-ups to the government health care plan now that the March 31 deadline has come and gone.  

But one patient freedom organization says the President shouldn’t celebrate just yet.
 

Rep. Darrell Issa Questions Governor Mark Dayton about Troubled State Exchange

Rep. Darrell Issa (R.-Calif.), Chairman of the U.S. House Oversight Committee, has written a five-page letter to 10 governors, including Minnesota Gov. Mark Dayton, holding states accountable for troubled Obamacare health insurance exchanges, namely Minnesota’s exchange—MNsure. Dayton has been given until tomorrow, April 8, to reply.

Today Marks the ‘Official’ Deadline to Enroll in Obamacare, ‘Unofficially’

Today may mark the Opening Day of Major League Baseball, but March 31 is also a game-playing day of another kind.

CCH Freedom Says Minnesota on Precipice of Repealing Genetic Privacy

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Legislation Will Strip Minnesota Parents of Consent for Storage and Use of Baby DNA

CCHF Addresses Minnesota Privacy Threat

ST. PAUL, Minn.—Citizens’ Council for Health Freedom, a Minnesota-based national organization with a goal to preserve patient-centered health care and protect patients’ rights, hosted a press conference yesterday to inform the public about an impending patient privacy threat in Minnesota.