this is an op ed piece posing as an article, written about another article. the opening line is "an article published in the april 4, 20 08 issue of world net daily. . ." the entire content appears to be lifted straight out of the wnd article. read further down the page and it states "all content posted on this site is commentary or opinion. . ."
On 4/30/08, Kirk McLoren <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > no -the author is the source. dont be ridiculous. Just because Unruh > collected it alters nothing. > Kirk > > Chris Burck <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > yes, and at the bottom bob unruh is cited as the source. > > On 4/30/08, Kirk McLoren wrote: > > it was written by B Minton > > > > Chris Burck wrote: hmmm. bob unruh is not what i > > would call the most reliable source. > > for example, could chris dodd, in the cited quote, have been talking > > about, or in the context of the dna non-discrimination act that some > > lawmakers were so urgently trying to pass last week? mind you, a dna > > privacy law would be better. . . . > > > > On 4/30/08, Kirk McLoren wrote: > > > They are truly truly out of control. Who do they think they are? What a > > > collection of egotistical sociopaths > > > Kirk > > > > > > > > > http://www.naturalnews.com/z023126.html New Legislation Calls for > > > Government Ownership of DNAby Barbara L. Minton (see all articles by > this > > > author) > > > > > > > > > (NaturalNews) An article published in the April 4, 2008 issue of World > Net > > > Daily outlines a plan that has state and federal governments staking > claim > > > to the ownership of every newborn's DNA in perpetuity. This Orwellian > like > > > plan is advancing under the radar of most privacy rights activists, as > > well > > > as that of most people. It would turn the U.S. citizenry into an > enormous > > > pool of subjects for involuntary scientific experiments, claims one > > > organization alarmed over the issue. > > > > > > "We are considered guinea pigs, as opposed to human beings with rights," > > > according to Twila Brase, president of the Citizen's Council on Health > > Care, > > > a Minnesota based organization. "The Senate just voted to strip citizens > > of > > > parental rights, privacy rights, patient rights and DNA property rights. > > > They voted to make every citizen a research subject of the state > > government > > > starting at birth," she said. "They voted to let the government create > > > genetic profiles of every citizen without their consent." > > > > > > Brase warned that the ultimate outcome of such DNA databases could spark > > the > > > next wave of demands for eugenics, the science of improving the human > race > > > through the control of various inherited traits. The founder of Planned > > > Parenthood, Margaret Sanger, who brought us the message of "choice" > about > > > reproductive freedom, was one of the original advocates of eugenics to > > cull > > > from the population people considered unfit. > > > > > > In 1921 Sanger said that eugenics is "the most adequate and thorough > > avenue > > > to the solution of racial, political and social problems". She later > > > lamented "the ever increasing, unceasingly spawning of human beings who > > > never should have been born at all". > > > > > > Minnesota lawmakers recently endorsed a proposal that would exempt > > > stockpiles of DNA information already collected from every newborn from > > any > > > type of consent requirements. If approved, researchers would be able to > > > utilize the DNA of more than 780,000 Minnesota children for whatever > > > research project they have in mind, according to Brase. > > > > > > The DNA of every newborn will be collected at birth and "warehoused in a > > > state genomic biobank, and given away to genetic researchers without > > > parental consent, or in adulthood, without the individual's consent. > > > Already, the health department reports that 42,210 children have been > > > subjected to genetic research without their consent," Brase told World > Net > > > Daily. > > > > > > Although Brase works with Minnesota issues, similar laws, rules and > > > regulations are already in use across the country. Lists of the various > > > statutes or regulatory provisions under which the newborns' DNA is > > collected > > > for all 50 states and the District of Columbia, can be found in The > > National > > > Conference of State Legislatures. > > > > > > These programs are the result of "screening" requirements for the > > detection > > > of treatable illnesses. Senator Chris Dodd, D-Conn., wants to turn these > > > programs into a consolidated national effort. "Fortunately, some newborn > > > screening occurs in every state but fewer than half of the states > > including > > > Connecticut actually test for all disorders that are detectable," > > according > > > to Dodd who sees this legislation as providing resources for states to > > > expand their newborn screening programs. > > > > > > The problem of all this for Brase is that "researchers already are > looking > > > for genes related to violence, crime, and different behaviors... This > > isn't > > > just about diabetes, asthma and cancer," she said. "It's also about > > > behavioral issues. In England they decided they should have doctors > > looking > > > for problem children, and have those children reported, and their DNA > > taken > > > in case they would become criminals." > > > > > > A senior police forensics expert believes that genetic samples should be > > > studied because identification of potential criminals as young as age 5 > > may > > > be identified, according to a UK published report. "If we have a primary > > > means of identifying people before they offend, then in the long-term > the > > > benefits of targeting younger people are extremely large," according to > > Gary > > > Pugh, director of forensics at Scotland Yard. "You could argue the > younger > > > the better. Criminologists say some people will grow out of crime; > others > > > won't. We have to find who are possibly going to be the biggest threats > to > > > society." > > > > > > The UK database is already the largest in Europe with 4.5 million > genetic > > > samples, but activists want it expanded. Costs and logistics make it > > > impossible right now to demand everyone provide a DNA sample, Pugh said. > > > > > > Cognitive behavioral therapy is being suggested for targeted children > from > > > 5-12 in the UK, says the Institute for Public Policy Research. Pugh has > > > suggested adding children to this database in primary schools, even if > > they > > > have not offended. > > > > > > Although Chris Davis, of the National Primary Head Teacher's > Association, > > > warns the move could be seen as "a step towards a police state", Pugh > says > > > the UK's annual cost of $26 billion from violent crime makes it well > worth > > > the effort. > > > > > > Brase sees such efforts to study the traits and gene factors across the > > > board as just the beginning. She wonders what could happen through > > > subsequent programs to address such conditions. "Not all research is > > great," > > > she said. "There is research that is highly objectionable into the > genetic > > > propensities of an individual. Not all research should be hailed as > > > wonderful initiatives." > > > > > > The fact that this type of research can identify some tendencies for > > > potential problems is seen as one of its downfalls by Brase. "It lends > > > itself to be the beginning of discrimination and prejudice," she said. > > > "People can look at data about you and make assessments ultimately of > who > > > you are." She sees the invasion of privacy is huge because DNA is the > most > > > intimate identifier that exists. > > > > > > According to Brase, "our DNA is not ours but the government's. It says > our > > > values, our ethics, belief systems have to be subjected to the interests > > of > > > the government's." > > > > > > At present, various states obtain DNA under different plans and keep the > > > information for varying time periods. But the Minnesota initiative will > > call > > > for the legal authorization for the state government to take it without > > > consent, keep it forever, and use it for whatever purposes the state > > > desires, without obtaining consent or even letting people know. > > > > > > Brase points out that a mandatory sample of a newborn's DNA will also > > expose > > > information about the parents. "It's like they're collecting information > > on > > > the whole family," she said. > > > > > > Another organization Heartland Regional Genetics and Newborn Screening, > > > advocates its desire to see newborns screened for 200 conditions, and > > > Individual Educational Programs (IEPs) based on confidential > > interpretations > > > of family medical history, brain imaging, and genetic predictors of best > > > learning methods. They also want every individual sharing information > > about > > > "personal and family health histories" as well as "gene tests for > > recessive > > > conditions and drug metabolism" with the "other parent of their future > > > children". > > > > > > Brase is against such extensive genetic profiles. The government with > such > > > extensive knowledge of potential health weaknesses could then say to > > > couples, "We don't want your expensive children". > > > > > > Source: > > > > > > Bob Unruh, World New News, April 3, 2008 > > > > > > --------------------------------- > > > Be a better friend, newshound, and know-it-all with Yahoo! Mobile. 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