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To: pheilman_ who wrote (128441)	7/30/2005 2:33:30 AM
From: KLP	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 793897

With all the talk about stem cell research, I wondered if a genetic marker for homosexuality will be found? Then what? You are close to a question I have wondered about....What if we find through this research markers for all sorts of human ailments and/or differences.... Will those parents who will have to deal with these issues, abort, because they don't want to deal with the issues???

To: pheilman_ who wrote (128441)	7/30/2005 7:42:22 AM
From: John Carragher	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 793897

i can see them abort for color of hair , eyes, i.q. build. many will be trying for the perfect child.

To: pheilman_ who wrote (128441)	7/30/2005 2:35:39 PM
From: neolib	Respond to of 793897

The interesting aspect is that <if> a genetic marker is found for homosexuality, will parents view it as a defect and abort? An early "cure" might well be detection & abortion, which oddly enough would not be acceptable to the group comprising the most likely customers. I think that hormonal treatment during pregnancy might be the eventual solution, which would be much less objectionable, hence widely used. The evidence so far seems to indicate that it is a developmental issue, which means it is not strictly the individuals genes, but might involve the hormonal environment in the womb. Experimentation along those lines is currently going on with sheep IIRC.