Dozens of states sue to block the sale of 23andMe personal genetic data

A 23andMe saliva collection kit is shown on March 25, 2025, in Oakland, Calif. Barbara Ortutay/AP

Barbara Ortutay/AP

PORTLAND, Ore. — Twenty-seven states and the District of Columbia on Monday filed a lawsuit in bankruptcy court seeking to block the sale of personal genetic data by 23andMe without customer consent. The lawsuit comes as a biotechnology company seeks the court’s approval to buy the struggling firm.

Biological samples, DNA data, health-related traits and medical records are too sensitive to be sold without each person’s express, informed consent, Oregon Attorney General Dan

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