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New Lawsuit Accuses State Of Selling Infant Blood Samples

Newborn baby
Image courtesy Nongbri Family http://www.flickr.com/photos/aznongbri/
A new class action lawsuit alleges blood samples taken from Texas newborns was sold or distributed to pharmaceutical firms and the military.
Nathan Bernier is the transportation reporter at KUT. He covers the big projects that are reshaping how we get around Austin, like the I-35 overhaul, the airport's rapid growth and the multibillion-dollar transit expansion Project Connect. He also focuses on the daily changes that affect how we walk, bike and drive around the city. Got a tip? Email him at [email protected]. Follow him on X .
Ian Crawford joined KUT as News Editor in 2008, after spending over four years as a reporter/anchor at KLBJ Radio in Austin. He began his broadcasting career while still in high school in Southern Oregon. During high school and college at the University of Oregon, he worked at times as a reporter, news anchor, sports play-by-play reporter, music host and commercial producer before moving to Texas in 2003.
Mose Buchele focuses on energy and environmental reporting at KUT. Got a tip? Email him at [email protected]. Follow him on Twitter @mosebuchele.