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Article #168Selecting the sex...
From: Dave Taylor
Date: Mon, 29 Sep 1986 18:07
Date: Mon, 29 Sep 1986 18:07
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From a fairly reputable source last night, I heard that a product has just been introduced on the market that allows parents to choose the sex of their unborn child. There is also a big uproar about it, with people claiming that it is a form of that ultimate bad thing, genetic engineering, and it is really REALLY bad to allow people to have this power. Words like "morality", "blasphemy" and "sacriligious" are being tossed about rather callously at demonstrations against the product. I'm interested in hearing what people think about this product - do you think it's good or bad? Why? Also, what do you think of the whole area of genetic engineering? Why? Are there lines that need to be drawn in this area (like "don't touch humans") and if so, what? Why? As usual, I'll post my thoughts in a few days... -- Dave
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Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Path: arc1-ca.pugleaf.net!utzoo!watmath!clyde!caip!sri-spam!sri-unix!hplabs!hplabsc!taylor From: taylor@hplabsc.UUCP (Dave Taylor) Newsgroups: mod.comp-soc Subject: Selecting the sex... Message-ID: <693@hplabsc.UUCP> Date: Mon, 29-Sep-86 14:07:39 EDT Article-I.D.: hplabsc.693 Posted: Mon Sep 29 14:07:39 1986 Date-Received: Wed, 1-Oct-86 05:50:23 EDT Reply-To: hplabs!taylor Organization: Hewlett-Packard Laboratories Lines: 18 Approved: taylor@hplabs