Case Study: Neglect And Bank Genetic Information

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Pages: 3

Jay-Darian Mendoza
Period 1&2
11/2/15
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Should the government, private companies, and/or universities collect and bank genetic information?

Thesis: Parents have the right to privacy for their own health, but their children must be able to have their genetic and health information in the government's banking system
The government has mandated that they can take an infant’s DNA without parent consent, a clear violation of the fourth Amendment; rights that protects people from being searched or having their things taken away from them without any good reason. According to USA News, storing and testing baby DNA is done worldwide to detect rare conditions that can be harmful or life threatening. Because parents’ more so than not decline the use of their baby’s DNA for research, the government has decided that they no longer need that consent to have their genetic and health information in the government’s banking system.

Parents have the right to privacy for their own health, but
According to USA News Storing and testing baby's DNA is used worldwide to detect rare condition that can be harmful or life threatening. With majority of the parents that are asked to use their baby's DNA would often decline. The government decided to take
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This action wouldn’t validate any privacy rights. If the government or Universities don’t ask for permission or receive donation of DNA, but take people's information then it would defy the fourth Amendment “Privacy rights.” However we live in a country that requires everyone information to keep track on who and who isn’t legally from the states. Once you are born, you get your SSN and your certificate that states that you were born in the United States. Not only will you have access to your child's birth certificate and SSN the states will have that information