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I haven't heard of this book, but I can't help thinking that in any such society the afflicted, not the products of any genetic "farming", would be the ones treated as less than human and discarded. If Big Brother could make healthy clones, what use would he have for the handicapped? Would any such society have any respect at all for those born with "faulty" genes, or unlucky enough to have suffered an environmental mishap? An ominous angle on the mantra from recent HMO adverts, "Healthy changes everything!" r -----Original Message----- From: Parkinson's Information Exchange Network [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Lindy Ashford Sent: Wednesday, November 30, 2011 3:16 AM To: [log in to unmask] Subject: Re: Theoretical question re morality of testing Yes, it would be worse, and I would not accept it. The book is wonderful.......and yes I could see a scenario where this might happen...... sadly..... On Wed, Nov 30, 2011 at 12:26 AM, A Phillips <[log in to unmask]>wrote: > I've just watched the film "Never Let Me Go", which is about > an "alternative England" in which serious diseases are cured by using > transplants from > human clones factory-bred and brainwashed into being organ donors. It > got me thinking - if it were real, would > I accept such ? > > I hope not but suspect I would (the donors in the film are > shown as having no chance to make an informed choice). Would it really be > worse than using animals and > if so, why ? > > Yes, I know the scenario is fiction - currently. Amanda > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > 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