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RFK Jr.'s autism study to amass medical records of many Americans - CBS News (www.cbsnews.com)
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[–] [email protected] 7 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Alternative link for those who want an additional choice than American media: https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/rfk-jr-autism-1.7516252

From the article:

more recently, news that the NIH will create a disease registry to track autistic Americans.

Now, he wants to create a registry of Americans with autism—pulling from a 1939 Nazi playbook.

Do these actions from RFK mean I will soon be able to qualify for political asylum in another country, if RFK is going to go after people with Autism here domestically? If it is not safe for me to remain in my country, but I am not sure I even have the necessary skills or resources to depart the country in due time.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 day ago

At the moment there is no evidence to support anything more than misguided research. Anything is possible but don't start packing your bags yet.