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Old 11-21-2007, 08:50 AM   #15 (permalink)
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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.
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
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.
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