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 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.