Are You Hungry?

Or in other words, more on genetic testing, for both the born and unborn.

In this article, a whole bunch of cousins have their stomachs removed. The debate about who/when/is it worth it in regards to who should be tested for what possible diseases is interesting. Naturally there are a lot of things to be considered. For instance, it would do no good (we hope!) for me to be tested for certain types of cancer; judging by the rest of my family, I am probably not genetically disposed to any, and can at least hope I'll avoid them. But I do feel sorry for the person who is, by these decisions, left out of the screening and not given the chance to live without a stomach.

And in this, fertility clinics are... well... no, I shall hold my name calling. Given that they're not going anywhere quickly, however, I am curious what other sorts of less threatening things they may start to look for. It'll happen. "Time to test.. oh look, this one has OCD! DESTROY!" ...Err, right, the article. They've developed a new type of genetic testing that has so far been used to weed out Cystic Fybrosis as well as Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy.

At least I understood the biological aspect of it? I always did well in that class, shame if I lost it now.

*edit - Here's a thought. If they're doing something they shouldn't be doing in the first place, are they also wrong to do their best at it?