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Can I Get A Dna Test While The Baby Is In The Womb?
U.S. newborns are routinely screened for genetic diseases in a series of government-mandated tests, often without the parents' consent. But what happens to those DNA samples when these tests are completed? In this article, a health reporter talks to experts and parents about the fate of these DNA samples, many of which are stored indefinitely in government labs instead of being destroyed when testing has been completed.
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