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Hi Emily, Well I was reading an article in which it was mentioned that the a lot of people who suffer from disability view genetics with suspicion. That is what I wanted to confirm with people in this list. Do people who suffer from a disease welcome genetics or are they apprehensive of it? Take care Lavanya ----- Original Message ----- From: "Emily and Julian Brinac" <[log in to unmask]> To: <[log in to unmask]> Sent: Tuesday, July 23, 2002 4:14 AM Subject: Re: Question 2 > Vhemra, > Are you saying that genetics can have negative implications on society? > Are you thinking that people that would not comply to genetic advances > may be unfavourably looked by many members of society? Do you think that > science will be the future "God", or something like God depending on the > religion? > Also where do we draw a disability opinion as opposed to disease? PD has > a disability factor but it is also a progressive disease. In my opinion > you have raised many questions; many questions that make us think what > tomorrow may bring. > Emily > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "vmehra" <[log in to unmask]> > To: <[log in to unmask]> > Sent: Monday, July 22, 2002 2:32 PM > Subject: Question 2 > > > > Hello All, > > This is a second addition to my first mail. > > > > This is what I mean by genetics invariably creating not a disease free > > society but a disabled free society. Tom Shakespeare wrote in the > article > > " Losing the Plot" that for this reason the disabled view genetics > with > > suspicion. > > > > "For example, research recently showed > > that the availability of screening for Down's Syndrome has changed > > the ways in which many people regard children with Down's > > Syndrome. So, if you see a family with a Down's Syndrome child in > > the street, you now think, well why didn't they avoid that? Why were > > they irresponsible? What went wrong? It's their fault. And maybe > > you even think, well the Welfare State or the insurance company > > shouldn't have to pay. So, although in theory this research may not > > have negative implications for disabled people, in practice the social > > consequences may be less tolerance. " > > --Tom Shakespeare > > > > Does anyone share this fear of genetics? > > > > Take care > > Lavanya > > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > To sign-off Parkinsn send a message to: > mailto:[log in to unmask] > > In the body of the message put: signoff parkinsn > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > To sign-off Parkinsn send a message to: mailto:[log in to unmask] > In the body of the message put: signoff parkinsn > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- To sign-off Parkinsn send a message to: mailto:[log in to unmask] In the body of the message put: signoff parkinsn