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...to overcome. Before their life is to fully begin, the medical facility that they were born in must test them first. The test given to them will determine if a child has an inherited metabolic disorder or any type of disease that can kill them or effect their way of life in the many years to come. Doctors simply prick their heels with a lancet to draw a few drops of blood for testing. This drop of blood could save a child from dying an untimely death or can tell doctors what proper steps that needs to be taken in order for the child to be appropriately cared for and to live a normal healthy life. Some people feel that Newborn Screening is not at all important and is a waste of taxpayer’s money. Other people feel that it is vitally important for a parent or guardian to know whether or not their child is going to die early or can be treated before mental retardation takes place. Newborn Screening is something that needs to take place at every hospital or medical treatmen...