From: Ronn! Blankenship <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>Hi Ronn,
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Subject: RE: How much do people care about their own health? (Was: do republicans/politicians care...)
Date: Sun, 22 Dec 2002 23:45:35 -0600
At 12:51 AM 12/18/02 -0500, Jon Gabriel wrote:
Deborah Harrell wrote: ><serious> >As someone who does have a spontaneous mutation that, >if passed on, has a 50/50 chance of causing mental >retardation, various cancers and behavioral deficits, >this is not an academic issue for me. At the time >that I would have considered starting a family with >the right man, there were no prenatal tests available; >after a great deal of painful consideration, I chose >not to have children.Jon Gabriel wrote: I've never seen statistics on this, but I would expect that yours would be the most common choice. I know a couple who went through in-vitro four times to make sure they didn't pass on a genetic defect.
How much did they spend on those procedures? Can every couple in their situation afford them?
Extremely busy today, so my responses may be a bit disjointed. :)
There is no way that everyone would be able to afford in-vitro. I believe the average cost was something along the lines of $10,000 per procedure. So, it isn't unaffordable, but it does require a significant outlay. If a couple is determined to have children, then in-vitro is available to them if they can pay for it.
An interesting concept: the wealthy may soon be able to determine human evolution -- or reshape it to an image most favorable to them.
Jon
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