The government has your baby's DNA

By Elizabeth Cohen, CNN Senior Medical Correspondent

February 4, 2010 9:11 a.m. EST
http://www.cnn.com/2010/HEALTH/02/04/baby.dna.government/index.html?hpt=C2

This looks like a very good citation for claims that the Government tracks people's DNA.

"..the Mankato, Minnesota, couple wondered how the doctor knew about Isabel's genes in the first place. After all, they'd never consented to genetic testing.

It's simple, the pediatrician answered: Newborn babies in the United States are routinely screened for a panel of genetic diseases. Since the testing is mandated by the government, it's often done without the parents' consent, according to Brad Therrell, director of the National Newborn Screening & Genetics Resource Center."