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Should governments require residents to contribute to national DNA…
Should governments require residents to contribute to national DNA databases?
Arguments for
Improve the public health level
National DNA databases help scientists and researchers to improve their researches by taking unlimited DNA samples and make studies on it. This will lead to finding cures for many diseases and preventing harmful genes from presenting.
Scientists and doctors will understand more the human structure and will have a great understanding of the DNA
Will have a convenient way to cope with daily necessities.
It can reduce impersonation crimes and that's easily achieved by
matching the DNA of the person with the databases that they have.
People will make purchases and deals on a regular basis. And that is simpler by finishing them off with the DNA of the person. For example, withdrawing money from a bank.
Solve countless crimes
Track and catch criminals faster and easier
By linking and matching a passive DNA which was taken from the crime scene with the database that contains a large number of DNA samples.
More crimes would be solved if the DNA database was extended to contain samples from all people even if they are not suspected of a crime. These samples and information may be shared between countries to help in reducing the rate of crime in worldwide.
Refutation
The DNA which is found at the crime scene is not always the DNA for the criminal.
Arguments against
Expensive, it will affect the country's economy.
The method and the machines used of taking the DNA from each individual and analyze it and organize it in a certain way are very expensive, so it is very costly and will affect the country's economy.
Refutaion
The government definitely would fundraise money for the DNA database and will have it planed, so it will not affect the economy.
Increase the posability of errors
innocent people would be arrested
If the DNA database contains many samples not such certain people samples like criminals or suspected, that would increase the possibility of errors.
Police could take innocent people and think that he is the criminal. Because they did not find data matches for DNA taken from the scene so it will lead them to take a partial DNA match.
Refutation
Government and the police will definitely know that the DNA database has some errors, so they will not take any people and accuse him of a criminal. they may make him suspected until they find the decisive evidence
End people's privacy
Mismanagement of DNA database could leave it open to be hacked easily.
The workers who are responsibale for the DNA may reveal and expose important information for the citizen.
May some people refuse to contribute to the national DNA database, and this will be such a threatening to their lives and privacy.
Deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) is is a molecule that contains two polynucleotide chains that coil around each other. It includes informations about each individual.
Background information