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    zeynep tufekci‏Verified account @zeynep 25 Jun 2018

    zeynep tufekci Retweeted Salomeh (Sally) Salari, MD MS

    DNA testing is fraught with many new risks, and not every parent is genetically linked to their children. It shouldn’t have to come to this. We separated children from parents. We should reunite them quickly and without more harm.https://twitter.com/sally_salari/status/1011207753438846976 …

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    Salomeh (Sally) Salari, MD MS @sally_salari
    UPDATE: RAICES says no to 23andMe’s offer to help reunite families separated at the border. It’ll do “more harm than good.” They’re not necessarily wrong...Curious as to what people here think? @KayteSB https://www.kqed.org/news/11676881/raices-says-no-thanks-to-23andme-offer-to-help-reunite-detained-families …
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      1. Kimberly J Curtis‏ @curtiskj 25 Jun 2018
        Replying to @zeynep

        Whenever you use any of these dna services, you go through multiple versions of "Are you prepared for the results? Because your parent(s) might not be biologically connected." Using it in this context negates informed consent.

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      1. Ben Adida‏ @benadida 25 Jun 2018
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        There are ways this could be done well and with privacy in mind, meaning only used for this. The non-biological-parent issue is real, but that's letting the perfect be the enemy of the good when you could reconnect most parents with most kids.

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      1. Kathryn Cramer‏ @KathrynECramer 26 Jun 2018
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        The data could fall into the hands of ICE. It could be used to implicate other relatives. It would make getting adopted kids bsck more difficult.

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      1. Steffen Christensen‏ @Wikisteff 26 Jun 2018
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        Your argument is stronger than the dominant "don't use DNA" or "engenics is bad m'kay" reactions. DNA has helped many families reunite already, but you're spot-on: we shouldn't need this at all.

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      1. Tugce B Balci‏ @TugceBBalci 27 Jun 2018
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        Not DNA testing but "direct to consumer" genetic testing is full of issues. Who is to consent for the children to be tested? This is merely capitalizing on human suffering. Cannot agree more that this not the place nor the time to suggest this.

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