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  • From: bobf <bobford79 AT yahoo.com>
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  • Subject: [Homestead] The Bill That Nobody Noticed- Natural News - DNA Databank
  • Date: Fri, 19 Dec 2008 16:51:46 -0800 (PST)

This is from a allopathic newsletter. They , like me, don't like the new
law that causes all babies to be part of a national DNA databank. The
implications for future use are not altruistic.................

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The Bill Nobody Noticed: National DNA Databank

Thursday, December 18, 2008 by: Patty Donovan, citizen journalist


(NaturalNews) In April of 2008, President Bush signed into law S.1858 which
allows the federal government to screen the DNA of all newborn babies in the
U.S. This was to be implemented within 6 months meaning that this collection
is now being carried out. Congressman Ron Paul states that this bill is the
first step towards the establishment of a national DNA database.

S.1858, known as The Newborn Screening Saves Lives Act of 2007, is justified
as a "national contingency plan" in that it represents preparation for any
sort of public health emergency. The bill states that the federal government
should "continue to carry out, coordinate, and expand research in newborn
screening" and "maintain a central clearinghouse of current information on
newborn screening... ensuring that the clearinghouse is available on the
Internet and is updated at least quarterly". Sections of the bill also make
it clear that DNA may be used in genetic experiments and tests. Read the full
bill: http://www.govtrack.us/congress/bill.xp...

Twila Brase, president of the Citizens' Council on Health Care warns that
this new law represents the beginning of nationwide genetic testing. Brase
states that S.1858 and H.R. 3825, the House version of the bill, will:

• Establish a national list of genetic conditions for which newborns and
children are to be tested.

• Establish protocols for the linking and sharing of genetic test results
nationwide.

• Build surveillance systems for tracking the health status and health
outcomes of individuals diagnosed at birth with a genetic defect or trait.

• Use the newborn screening program as an opportunity for government agencies
to identify, list, and study "secondary conditions" of individuals and their
families.

• Subject citizens to genetic research without their knowledge or consent.
Read her entire analysis of the implications of this bill here:
http://www.cchconline.org/pdf/S_1858_NB...

Brase states that under this bill, "The DNA taken at birth from every citizen
is essentially owned by the government, and every citizen becomes a potential
subject of government-sponsored genetic research." All 50 states are now
routinely providing results of genetic screenings to the Department of
Homeland Security and this bill will establish the legality of that practice
plus include DNA.

Ron Paul has also vigorously argued against this bill making the following
comments before the US House of Representatives:
"I cannot support legislation...that exceeds the Constitutional limitations
on federal power or in any way threatens the liberty of the American people.
I must oppose it."

"S. 1858 gives the federal bureaucracy the authority to develop a model
newborn screening program. Madame Speaker, the federal government lacks both
the constitutional authority and the competence to develop a newborn
screening program adequate for a nation as large and diverse as the United
States. …"

"Those of us in the medical profession should be particularly concerned about
policies allowing government officials and state-favored interests to access
our medical records without our consent … My review of S. 1858 indicates the
drafters of the legislation made no effort to ensure these newborn screening
programs do not violate the privacy rights of parents and children, in fact,
by directing federal bureaucrats to create a contingency plan for newborn
screening in the event of a 'public health' disaster, this bill may lead to
further erosions of medical privacy. As recent history so eloquently
illustrates, politicians are more than willing to take, and people are more
than willing to cede, liberty during times of 'emergency."

http://www.cchconline.org/pdf/S_1858_NB...






About the author

Patty Donovan was in a wheelchair and could only walk around her house with a
cane. She was on over 20 medications. When told to "take the morphine, get in
the wheelchair and learn to live with it" by a neurosurgeon, she knew her
life had to change. She is now almost a fanatic when it comes to healing
through the use of "whole foods" and and natural remedies. Since that time,
she has spent countless hours researching nutrtion and alternative health.
After spending 30 years in the allopathic health care industry in both
pharmacy and as an RN, she brings a unique perspective to Natural News
readers. Since committing to this new life style, she no longer uses even a
cane, has gotten off over 20 medications, lost over 50lbs and returned to
work.








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