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Babies cannot consent to anything, including blood screenings which, according to the article, "have been highly successful at reducing death and disability amo

• uoaei 4y ago
  It is a cornerstone of modern civilization (with its construction of private property rights) that private data vis a vis health be, in the ideal, entirely divorced from demands made by governments or sanctioned actors thereof.
  • dekhn 4y ago
    I don't think this is correct in any modern legal theory of a major country.
    • uoaei 4y ago
      Per: https://www.cdc.gov/phlp/publications/topic/healthinformationprivacy.html https://www.cdc.gov/phlp/publications/topic/healthinformatio... DNA and other factors available in blood would seem to fall under "individually identifiable health information" by any definition: a blood sample confers the most unambiguous identification of a biological organism. Do blood samples nonetheless fall under "permitted disclosures"? Why? It goes completely against the stated purpose of laws like HIPAA re: PII to transmit DNA or other identification data.
      • dekhn 4y ago
        I'm not sure where your understanding of the law comes from. HIPAA applies to covered entities and business associates, not law enforcement agencies. But I was really commenting that private data is certainly somethign the government can obtain and use against you in court.