Federal Court Upholds Michigan’s Use of Newborn Blood Samples Without Parental Consent
Ruling allows state to keep and use babies’ blood spots for research, raising new concerns about parental rights and medical privacy
LANSING, Mich. — A federal appeals court has ruled that Michigan’s practice of storing and using newborn blood samples for research without parental consent does not violate the U.S. Constitution. The decision reverses a lower court ruling that had previously sided with parents who said their rights were being ignored.
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