----- Original Message ----- X-Loop: openpgp.net From: David Honig <honig@sprynet.com>
[forking the DNA discussion slightly]
On giving blood samples to police: I believe the supremes are going to hear a case about a hospital taking blood samples after delivery of a baby, running drug checks, and turning her over to the police immediately for child abuse.
I seem to recall a news item which indicated that the arguments for this case have already been made. The claim was made by the cops that it was to protect the fetus' health, to which one SC Justice (female; don't recall which one) responded by. in effect, saying that by the time the test was made (presumably, shortly before birth) the damage, if any, had already been done. I think this practice will fail, for the predictable reasons.