I know a lot of people around here feel strongly about not clamping/cutting the cord until it has stopped pulsing. WDYT about this new Mississippi law that requires OBs and MWs to remove some (not sure how much) cordblood to use in paternity testing in mothers 16 or younger.
Catching statutory rapists sounds like a good idea. Why not just use a mouth swab from the baby? Seems easier.
Re: New law re: cordblood
Because that would be a "procedure', which gives the mom the right to decline it. If they use the placenta, they're using medical waste, which the mom can't stop them from doing.
Aren't you entitled to keep your placenta, though? My MW asked me if I wanted mine (I didn't) but I know people who did placental encapsulation.
I believe this is dependent on state law. I encapsulated mine but in some states I have heard women are not allowed to retain them (which I think is complete bs).
The Supreme Court JUST ruled that if someone is arrested for a felony, they can take a DNA sample without a warrant. Those arguing in favor expressed that the reason was exactly related to this - so they can run the DNA through the database to see if there are any matches for rape or abuse cases. From what I understood, it's become such a huge problem that so many people are not caught in these cases - it sounds like this new rule OP brings up is attempting also to reduce those numbers.