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# NJ police used baby DNA to investigate crimes, lawsuit claims
- URL: https://werd.io/nj-police-used-baby-dna-to-investigate-crimes-lawsuit-claims/
- Published: 2022-08-09T15:08:54.000Z
- Updated: 2022-08-09T15:08:54.000Z
- Author: Ben Werdmuller
- Tags: #Import 2025-06-13 09:23

“The blood samples are not directly shared with law enforcement agencies. But if police are able to reliably obtain the samples through subpoena, then effectively, the disease screening process is entering all babies born in the state into a DNA database with no ability to opt out.” [#Society](https://werd.io/tag/Society)

\[[Link](https://www.theverge.com/2022/7/29/23283837/nj-police-baby-dna-crimes-lawsuit-public-defender)\]