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Pastimes : Should genetic testing be standard in pre-natal care? -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: PROLIFE who wrote (2)	10/22/1999 10:45:00 AM
From: Null Dog Ago	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 7

Well, Dan, by knowing in advance whether your kid will be retarded or not, you can then decide to abort or not. I suppose there may be some positives from it in that if gene therapy is perfected, or at least more reliable, problems could be fixed before it's too late. I see more people deciding not to have imperfect kids, though. Of course I'm anything but an expert in the gene therapy field, so I don't even know if that's possible.

To: PROLIFE who wrote (2)	10/22/1999 4:31:00 PM
From: PatiBob	Respond to of 7

Yes, it would. Would someone give me some reasons for genetic testing? To find out if there's a problem before the child is born and can it be fixed in utero. If the problem can't be fixed at least the parents can plan ahead instead of having it come as a complete shock. Maybe I'm being too much of an optimist here but I'd hope that having any advanced knowledge would better prepare the family in dealing with a special needs child. I know that this is the real world we live in and I know that there'll always be people who will opt to abort, but, in my optimisim, I'm hoping that, armed with the information and given the time to adjust and make the necessary plans, there will be more parents taking the responsibility necessary to care for a special needs child. PB