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Re: Is anyone worried about passing this on to baby?
From: Elle (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Thu, 30 Nov 2000 15:42:04 -0600 (CST)
Have you ever seen the film Gattica?
Just wondering.
~Elle
At Thu, 30 Nov 2000, anonymous@obgyn.net wrote:
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>I agree with you,
>
>I am not having kids, because I just don't like them enough to want one of my
>own, but I would never pass on something like this to a child. I guess maybe
>because I am not desperate to procreate I can look at it like deliberately
>choosing to possibly bring a defective baby into the world, who at best will
>have to not eat freely and normally because of the carb thing and always be
>on the lookout for IR and PCOS symptoms, and at worst could develop a severe
>manifestation of PCOS and develop diabetes, and suffer diabetic
>complications, endometrial cancer, etc...... Not to mention all the cosmetic
>problems that can shatter self-esteem.
>
>Personally, I think it is selfish to procreate when you have a potentially
>life diminishing condition that may very well be genetic. Why not adopt?
>Adoption can be a long drawn out procedure, but gee, isn't the fertility
>treatment scene equally as expensive, drawn out, and heart wrenching? I
>guess not wanting kids I cannot understand why the importance of passing on
>the genetic material, even if that genetic material may be flawed outweighs
>the potential well being of the child.
>
>But I guess some people are more caught up in the whole idea of procreation
>instead of the ramifications thereof.
>
>I just hope that their gamble that there will be better treatment options and
>that their kid will somehow "dodge the bullet" pays off and the child does
>not develop problems or manages to recieve treatment early on and does not
>suffer the worst problems, and who knows, maybe there will be a cure by then.
>
>But I would not gamble on those odds when another life is at stake.
>
>Tracy
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