Taking a swab for the virus testing, they get your name, address and ?? so is there anything to prevent the Feds from using the swab for a DNA profile & enter it into their database for future use? I could see this happening...................
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jltrent said:Taking a swab for the virus testing, they get your name, address and ?? so is there anything to prevent the Feds from using the swab for a DNA profile & enter it into their database for future use? I could see this happening...................
Chevy said:Somebody somewhere may want it for something. I'm sure it's over my head and yours of what kind of schemes and scandals somebody could have in mind.
Chevy said:I have this app that shows all my doctors appointments, bloodwork, test, etc. My gynecologist told me she was giving me a urinary tract infection test. I saw on that app. where she actually did an drug test and STI tests as well. Never once mentioned it to me. I'm not sure if there are laws that let doctor test as they see the need or laws that protect patients from doctors doing this. I figure if they want your DNA they will get it sooner or later.
Buck Randall said:Chevy said:I have this app that shows all my doctors appointments, bloodwork, test, etc. My gynecologist told me she was giving me a urinary tract infection test. I saw on that app. where she actually did an drug test and STI tests as well. Never once mentioned it to me. I'm not sure if there are laws that let doctor test as they see the need or laws that protect patients from doctors doing this. I figure if they want your DNA they will get it sooner or later.
Sometimes tests like that are bundled together, so you can't just get the one. You're paying for the time of a doctor and a lab tech already, so the extra test kits only cost pennies. More information doesn't hurt.
sstterry said:Every Ancestory or DNA service says in the fine print that your results belong to them. Just imagine when insurance companies buy your results and refuse to give you a health or life insurance policy because you have a gene that might cause a health problem.
But a physical does not include genetic testing that would show whether an individual is pre-disposed to some malady or illness that has not yet manifested itself, ie the Bracca gene for breast cancer or the gene that indicates a likelihood of developing prostate cancer.ga.prime said:sstterry said:Every Ancestory or DNA service says in the fine print that your results belong to them. Just imagine when insurance companies buy your results and refuse to give you a health or life insurance policy because you have a gene that might cause a health problem.
You do know health and life insurance companies require prerequisite physicals already, right?