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DNA from babies given to the US military

Babies We're constantly reassured that DNA samples taken by the state are secure and safe – nothing to see here, move on, don't cause a fuss.

Well, would you cause a fuss if you were the parent of one of the 800 newborn babies in Texas whose blood samples were sent to the U.S. military?

Supposedly, it wasn't for military use, oh no – it was for potential
use in a database for law enforcement purposes.

Well, that's OK then.

And, in the winner of the weekly "well isn't that rather the point" award, when asked why the State's government had kept the programme a secret, Carrie Williams, a health department spokeswoman, said

"We don't publicize every agency initiative or
contract, and obviously this is a sensitive topic."

By Alex Deane

Posted on February 23, 2010 by Alex Deane Posted in DNA database
  • KiSsMyKaNgArOo

    “We don’t publicize every agency initiative or contract, and obviously this is a sensitive topic.”
    I take it that statement equates too; “Every infringement and abuse (Even perpetrated against children incapable of “reporting”) is perfectly acceptable as long as nobody knows about it”.