A desire to control people for mostly petty reasons in order to better society or some such is what led us here. You know what they say about the road to hell.
> I'm able to refuse the state/hospital in California to take blood samples, right?
As sibling asserts, no you may not refuse. However:
> State law requires that parents are informed of their right to request the child’s sample be destroyed, but the state does not confirm parents actually get that information before storing or selling their child’s DNA. [0]