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| soupastah |
you knew your kid was going to be a dwarf? so apparently it's a genetic thing, a recesive gene. You can detect the genome in early stages of birth. So, if you did find this out early on would you opt for a new pregnancy or continue on w/ the current one?
Q: Can average-size people become the parents of children with dwarfism?
A: Yes, more than 80% of children with dwarfism have average-height parents and siblings. LPA is deeply concerned that as it becomes increasingly common to diagnose genetic conditions in utero, including dwarfism, prospective parents will find it difficult to obtain the data they need to make an informed decision as to whether to continue with the pregnancy. Genetic testing carries with it frightening implications for a whole range of issues, including a person's right to obtain medical and other forms of insurance. LPA believes strongly that prospective parents who become familiar with the full, productive lives led by little people will not likely choose termination.
(I couldn't figure out how they made it through the dark ages, so I made it homework for myself):wtf: |
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| soupastah |
| quote: | Originally posted by FunkyCrew
voted option 3 |
becuz it would be cool to have an army of dwarfs to do your bidding? |
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| FunkyCrew |
| quote: | Originally posted by soupastah
becuz it would be cool to have an army of dwarfs to do your bidding? |
tiny people are cute too :)
plus it won't be much of a hassle to carry a tiny baby around:P
seriously though - I wouldn't be able to upbring a child with much more serious disability, I'm just a coward :( |
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| DaRoZa |
| i'd go with 3 probably, but remember that although many of them get by fine, there are cases where little people are extremely disabled both physically and mentally. is there any way to determine how "bad" it's likely to be at an early stage? |
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| FunkyCrew |
| quote: | Originally posted by DaRoZa
i'd go with 3 probably, but remember that although many of them get by fine, there are cases where little people are extremely disabled both physically and mentally. is there any way to determine how "bad" it's likely to be at an early stage? |
for mental disability they have separate tests, no? |
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| DaRoZa |
| in the cases i'm talking about it's related to how their skull forms or something |
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| Invasionmix |
| it's a really tuff question to answer, cause right now it'll be easy to say yeah 'I wouldn't/would abort it' but when you're facing that situation your answer can easily change. |
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| Djsketchbag |
| i think it's highly unlikely with my genes |
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| FunkyCrew |
| quote: | Originally posted by Djsketchbag
i think it's highly unlikely with my genes |
bwahahah!:) |
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| RobotHouse |
| quote: | Originally posted by soupastah
you knew your kid was going to be a dwarf? so apparently it's a genetic thing, a recesive gene. You can detect the gnomes in early stages of birth.
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hohoho |
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| Abercrombie |
| I would love to have a REAL mini-me, count me in |
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