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stevie667 · 06-16-2007, 01:30 AM

I would go with the opinions of others in regard to IVF, if chosing the sex to avoid that type of illness is possible. To be crude, by informing your descendants of the illness and how to avoid it, it is entirely possible to effectivly breed it out your bloodline over a few generations. But by that time i'm sure they will have developed a test for it.

My own personal beliefs are that a child is brought into the world as a child. If you found a way to have your firstborn without the condition, over a firstborn with the condition, then your kid is still going to be your kid, you have brought the life into the world, but given it a far better go at things. That person is still that life, and i am sure they will be happy not having the condition over having it.

You could adopt.

06-16-2007, 01:30 AM	#13 (permalink)
stevie667 Too Awesome for Aardvarks Location: Angloland	I would go with the opinions of others in regard to IVF, if chosing the sex to avoid that type of illness is possible. To be crude, by informing your descendants of the illness and how to avoid it, it is entirely possible to effectivly breed it out your bloodline over a few generations. But by that time i'm sure they will have developed a test for it. My own personal beliefs are that a child is brought into the world as a child. If you found a way to have your firstborn without the condition, over a firstborn with the condition, then your kid is still going to be your kid, you have brought the life into the world, but given it a far better go at things. That person is still that life, and i am sure they will be happy not having the condition over having it. You could adopt. __________________ Office hours have changed. Please call during office hours for more information.