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Heywood J

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16. By that logic,

Reply to dixiegrrrrl (Reply #4)

Tue Nov 13, 2012, 10:30 PM

Nov 2012

it would be evil for someone to choose not to reproduce (e.g. get a vasectomy or tubes tied) or choose not to pass on a known condition to their potential children, since that's deliberate and selective. It sounds like you're saying that it would also be bad to screen for severe deformity or defects before birth, because that's also selective breeding.

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