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Originally Posted by CDSmith
Very good insights everyone, thanks for all the input.
I'm still wondering how some of you would feel if such a "service" would become available in the future. How would you feel if at some point doctors around the world started offering this to expecting parents? As in: "Your unborn son/daughter has an active gay gene and will in all likelyhood be gay. Would you like the gene neutralized?"
If you're gay, would the availability of such a service offend you and make you go ballistic with protesting?
If you're a parent or have ever been a parent, or you one day plan to BE a parent, what would you think/feel/do if presented with the above question regarding YOUR unborn child?
Will anyone step up and say "Yes, I would have it done. If given the choice I wouldn't want my child to be gay."?
Or would most people be against it? I realize we've covered the religious crowd, but what about average people in general?
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I'll put in my two cents on this...
First, I'll say that although I am not religious, it was this part of the dialogue that you had with Kane (and others maybe) that I found the most interesting.
To answer the question... I think I would choose to eliminate that trait. The reason is not that I am anti gay, because I am not. I believe it is 99.99% a genetic cause and I think that all people should be judged on their merits and not on their sexual orientation, gender, color, ethnicity, etc.
The sad part of it is that society has not "matured" enough and I would not want my child to be subject to the cruelness and stupidity of those that make up this segment of society.
Therefore, in the hypothetical scenario you are presenting, I would also want to eliminate additional traits that attract similar consequences, such as obesity, speech impediments, learning disorders, etc.