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by Mastodon on June 8th, 2008

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If you were the carrier of a harmful genetic that you could pass on to your children would you opt for adoption instead?

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  • by robinbird- gone on June 28th, 2008

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    I have a distant cousin who carries a gene that will make all male children have hydrocephalus. That is a child with a large head because of excess fluid in the brain cavity, which can cause severe mental retardation and early death. She has a brother with this condition, who has never spoken a word, eats from a feeding tube, and is in a nearly vegative state. Her first cousin had a baby with this condition and he lived for 7 days. There is no cure. When she married, her husband new of this, and they agreed to adopt. She then accidentally became pregnant and had a son with hydrocephalus. All of the girls from one line in my family carry this gene. I would have a tubal ligation done and adopt. It would end with me.

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      by Anonymous on June 28th, 2008

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