Comments on: Newborn Genetic Screening vs Right to Privacy

By: Dawn

Dawn — Fri, 13 Jun 2008 04:57:49 +0000

Sounds to me like our wonderful government is really trying to track vaccine damage throughout the generations (altering of DNA). After all, every vaccine package inserts supplied by the drug manufacturers state that they don’t know if the vaccines alter our DNA, cause cancer, or impair our fertility because no studies have been done. (Just take a look at it next time you are in the docs office). This newborn screening - will it come before of after the destructive Hep B vaccine? Hmmm…

By: Vic

Vic — Thu, 03 Apr 2008 12:25:47 +0000

It’s true… money is always an issue, but government controlled healthcare is not the way to go. People should have the right to know or not to know about such things. Our population was just fine before genetic testing. Put yourself in the shoes of a parent who has just foung out that you child will have a tendency for cancer later in life. Think of how you would feel. Or prehaps you are said child. Would you want to know how you were going to die? Forcing people to get screened is wrong, just like forcing them to have health insurance is wrong. This is a country of free will and free choice. Burning the blood afterwords would probably solve people’s problems about having their DNA on record, but who would be there to make sure it got done?

By: American Journal of Medical Genetics Special Issue on Children and Genetics

American Journal of Medical Genetics Special Issue on Children and Genetics — Mon, 28 Jan 2008 13:15:51 +0000

[...] informed consent in newborn screening research: Balancing social value and respect (Eye on DNA post 1, post [...]

By: Newborn Genetic Screening in Minnesota

Newborn Genetic Screening in Minnesota — Wed, 14 Nov 2007 14:14:10 +0000

[...] by Dr. Hsien-Hsien Lei Posted November 14, 2007 in DNA Testing, DNA and Disease The issue of newborn screening for genetic disorders in Minneosta is in the spotlight again. Chen May Yee of The Star Tribune explores the issue further with some [...]

By: Hsien-Hsien Lei, PhD

Hsien-Hsien Lei, PhD — Sat, 22 Sep 2007 09:22:20 +0000

Hi Kiari, Thanks for the comment! You remind us of all that’s wrong with the health insurance system. Unfortunately, you know what it all comes down to in this world - money. If you have it, then no worries. If you don’t, then be prepared to fight to survive.

By: Kiari

Kiari — Sat, 22 Sep 2007 08:18:06 +0000

“Tell me that pre-existing and genetic testing is not the same.” Despite the employers abiding the law to not discriminate in disability, please don’t make me laugh. Every cancer survivor knows that everytime you apply for a job, and if they hire you and you want insurance which they give to you even if you don’t want it anyways, the form ask’s if you have had any life threatening illness’s such as HIV/AIds, or cancer,ect. you have to tell the truth. Then the insurance from the job makes you wait a whole year to insure you, and they tell you that anything related to your cancer if you go to the doctor for will not be covered.Whats the purpose of the going to the doctor,if your trying to prevent cancer from coming back and the insurance tells you they won’t cover it.Isn’t that the goal of ALL health departments,etc. Now tell me that the companies and health insurance companies aren’t getting away with Murder!!! That’s why we need :Universal Health Care”

By: Eye on DNA Headlines for 5 September 2007

Eye on DNA Headlines for 5 September 2007 — Wed, 05 Sep 2007 11:38:45 +0000

[...] Hyland has included my post on newborn genetic screening as part of a genetic counseling case study for her general psychology course at Riverland Community [...]

By: The Genetic Genealogist - » DNA From the Dead: DNA Banking is Legal, but is it Ethical? Part I

Tue, 28 Aug 2007 07:01:22 +0000

[...] For example, an infant is unable to give consent for genetic testing, but many states in the US routinely test newborns for genetic disorders. Today and tomorrow we will be examining another group of [...]

By: The Genetic Genealogist - » Gene Genie #13: Into the Future

The Genetic Genealogist - » Gene Genie #13: Into the Future — Sun, 12 Aug 2007 09:04:34 +0000

[...] Newborn Genetic Screening vs Right to Privacy. As we learn about the relationship between our genome and disease, we will be able to screen for inherited predispositions. As Hsien reports, every year about 5,000 infants in the U.S. are diagnosed with a congenital disorder while an additional 1,000 children go undetected because genetic screening isn’t routine or incomplete in their state. However, genetic screening of newborns raises its own ethical questions. [...]

By: Hsien

Hsien — Thu, 09 Aug 2007 07:33:55 +0000

I’m never satisfied, Berci. You know that.