[pandoraou812]

IMHO opinion if you give birth in a clinic or hospital they're going to take it & not even tell you. And then the next thing will be a chip of some sort....However if everyone had their DNA on record if a child was lost it might be helpful to id them when found. If a woman is raped then we would know who did it. It could help solve crimes... They still can't get the DNA of all sex offenders & rapists into the data base & its been yrs. I don't care for the govt stepping into our lives really but they're going to do it anyhow. If it is used for solving crimes I am not that much against it. I know in NJ if you commit a felony you have pay to have your DNA taken & it is supposed to be in the database. The whole point is trusting what it is going to be used for & sadly I have my doubts on exactly what they will do with it.

[metmom]

Well, for one thing, they’re not talking about felons and rapes. This is just data collection for the sake of it and I don’t trust the government for anything ever.

I trust it even less in a case like this.

It starts out innocent sounding enough, like in the cases you mentioned, but it will NOT end up that way. I would fight it simply because it gives the government way too much information and control. Can you imagine how this could be misused under obamacare?

And besides, they’ll only be able to collect from legal citizens who use the medical facilities.

The potential for abuse of this information way outweighs any alleged benefit.

[Valpal1]

Do you know what the FedGov would really do with a database that big?

They’d eff it up and have chronic errors that would put innocent citizens in legal jeopardy. They wouldn’t get it right anymore than they will get healthcare right.

It’s just one more way for citizens to be abused by uncaring lazy bureaucrats.

Can we just stop giving the government ever expanding power and authority over every facet of our lives in the name of safety and crime fighting. It’s a bogus promise they will never deliver on.