In the US, a blood sample is taken from all newborns to test for a panel of diseases that are treatable and cause serious problems if not treated within a few days after birth.
The sample is not taken by federal authorities, but by medical staff, usually before the infant goes home from the hospital. The individual states, rather than the Federal government, mandate the testing. The sample consists of a piece of paper with a few or several spots saturated with drops of blood. After testing, the samples are stored for a period of time determined by each individual state. In states where the samples are kept on file for an extended period, those blood spots could be considered a DNA sample.
At some point in the future — in our lifetimes — every newborn will have DNA taken and tested — and banked permanently.
You say "No way, over my dead body?"
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In the US, a blood sample is taken from all newborns to test for a panel of diseases that are treatable and cause serious problems if not treated within a few days after birth.
The sample is not taken by federal authorities, but by medical staff, usually before the infant goes home from the hospital. The individual states, rather than the Federal government, mandate the testing. The sample consists of a piece of paper with a few or several spots saturated with drops of blood. After testing, the samples are stored for a period of time determined by each individual state. In states where the samples are kept on file for an extended period, those blood spots could be considered a DNA sample.