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It would respect the handicapped - if the handicapped had the money / power > Date: Wed, 30 Nov 2011 16:41:11 -0500 > From: [log in to unmask] > Subject: Re: Theoretical question re morality of testing > To: [log in to unmask] > > 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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- To sign-off Parkinsn send a message to: mailto:[log in to unmask] In the body of the message put: signoff parkinsn