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Originally Posted by stevie667
Is artifical selection something good? yes, but only if you keep it at serious conditions, not minor trivialities.
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This is the issue, however. Who decides what "serious conditions" are, vs. "minor trivialities?"... I mean, if the condition is non-fatal, as Down's syndrome and cleft palates are...how does one decide what is serious enough to warrant an abortion?
Hell, in China, simply being female is warranted enough of a "serious condition" to abort... with rather dire consequences to their demographics (too many males). How does one decide what is a valuable or non-valuable subpopulation?
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Originally Posted by ShaniFaye
miserable existence?
I have several downs cousins and having grown up around them "miserable existence" is the last label I would put on them
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Thanks, Shani... you beat me to it, lol. But yeah, that is the insight I was looking for... for those who see it as a "miserable" existence, I'd also like to know what your personal experience has been with Down's people?--so as to understand what your opinion is based on.