Gluck CHPT 4 huntington's chorea

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[swhitt21]

In addition to funding research for a cure, the government and insurance companies should provide free In-Vitro Fertilization (IVF) with Pre-Genetic Diagnosis (PGD) testing to exclude embryos with the HD gene to anyone at-risk for HD who wants it. Even those who don't want to know if they have HD can have kids that will never get the disease or be able to pass on the gene. HD could be eradicated in one generation, saving the government billions in future long term healthcare for HD patients.

[andrewmallon]

@swhitt21 Exclude embryos means killing embryos. Sounds much sweeter. Scientifically, embryos are just as human as us. We murder people day to day, why do we have to sweeten it? Tell it like it is. We murder children who will be a strain on our society. Child sacrifice is alive and well. When we sweeten these truths we rob people of their autonomy and we violate the best principles of ethical conduct in medicine.

[makrobot]

Does that woman know that she is shown in the net? Did she give her permission?

[andrewmallon]

Yes, these are classic educational videos used in medicine for this purpose. Full consent was given and was able to be given by the compus mentus patient. 

[aceduck15]

Thanks for the posting...really helps those learing to understand what chorea actually is

[firestein90]

@swhitt21 Excellent comment. Too bad the uploader doesn't agree with science.

[BalmungSama0]

@swhitt21 Whipe out the disease by killing the babies who carry it? No. Just not. I'm for genetic screening of parents to assess potential risks involved, but NOT aborting babies.

[TheManiacalSatanist6]

@swhitt21 How about, "Government pays for absolutely nothing in the private sector. That includes all forms of healthcare." And if people can't afford it, then tough shit. That's their problem, not everyone else's.

[swhitt21]

Embryos, not fetuses. Scientifically, they are no more human than the flake of skin that just fell off my arm. We're talking about a couple of cells that haven't been implanted in the mother yet. A test that could allow that child, and their children after (and on and on) to be be free of the curse of this horrible disease 50% of them would develop. Their is nothing 'sweet', or ethical for that matter, about allowing unnecessary suffering and death that could so easily be prevented.

[swhitt21]

The Government is involved either way. If they don't cover PGD they pay several million dollars for the long term care of the 50% that will get Huntington's, or they can spend 10k for PGD and eradicate this disease in one generation- and prevent much unnecessary suffering. HD is progressive and takes 10-15 yrs to cause death, almost all sufferers end up in state/federally funded long term care facilities for years. Since HD is financially devastating to families, few can afford PGD themselves.

[TheManiacalSatanist6]

@swhitt21 Take government out of the equation and I'll agree with you.

[kathrynk88]

Thanks for the video! As an OT student, this helps me understand more about Huntington's chorea.

[yelkasPURPLEsky]

:( poor woman