The Fight to Keep Genetic Information Private

[earthbenderzore15]

well at least were starting to learn that we can change our genetics,thats one good news

[simplybornhuman]

People should be given a choice to get a 2% tax rebate every year, if they put there DNA info on their ID books or for records. We should not allow people with genetic deformities or people who are more likely to develop diseases, have children. There are alternatives available, IVF, could be made mandatory, and thus decades of suffering are dodged, through one simple painless appointment.

[forger42]

Hmm...While I may not completely disagree, that sounds like a potentially dangerous idea.

Anyway...you don't walk around with ID cards (I'm now assuming you're american. Apologies if you're not :))?

[akvalues]

START BY KILLING YOURSELF!

[simplybornhuman]

idiot, you first. I never said that anybody should be killed or injured for this.

[simplybornhuman]

Interesting how people rate my comment down, they must love their precious defects. whoever thumbs down my comment, must enjoy getting cancer, when all could have been harmlessly and easily averted.

[ArcaneKarma]

Theyre just afraid of eugenics. You sound like a nutball to them.

People who want IVF will get it if they can pay for it. The masses will catch on to eugenics and demand the right to good genes. Thats when well have the zeitgeist youre looking for.

[brad213]

Everyone has the right to be able to have a child.That would never happen its ridiculous

You may be a candidate think about it.

[simplybornhuman]

People have a right to do whatever they want, but NOT when it effects the lives of others. In this case, the child and the public are also immensly effected too. When all bad could easily and rightfully be averted, it should be averted.

[types10000]

@simplybornhuman

- yeh like smoking pot in the privacy of your own home, oh wait that's right....

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@simplybornhuman

The harm principle. I totally agree with you.

[simplybornhuman]

I strongly disagree with forced sterilizations, reasons: because it may cause permanent harm, or even a change after the procedure. Only advocate forced abortions, and the rest is positive eugenics.

The manner in which they would be monitored, is simple and private.

If people do not believe in abortions, their other option would be temporal sterilization, until they are able, if they are genetically well too. One or the other, it's their option, but a choice between the two is compulsory.

[matthewcharder]

Wow. I scrolled down to find more comments and this is unbelievable. You are simply MAD! Or just persistently sarcastic. I hope the latter.

[matthewcharder]

You are being sarcastic...right? I hope so.

[neotoy]

This is just like the invention of the gun, the genie is out of the bottle. It makes a lot more sense for long term viability to catalog this information and focus on preventing discrimination after the fact; given that our understanding of genetics is still extremely limited.