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9:03 a.m. - October 21, 2003 It's simply a matter of time before parents are informed, your child will be gay or lesbian based on these specific gene sequences [holds up visual] and I wonder how many parents would want these sequences "fixed" or eliminated the same way would-be's already take a pass on embryos with cystic fibrosis or deafness. I�m not wholly convinced of the biological argument but it makes me think about the irony of genetic research undermining the gay community�s celebration of difference being good on one hand, and proclaiming �we�re just like you so give us marriage rights� on the other. Maybe we�ll see the rise of gay parents designing gay children (ethics debate?) to be the Teutonic, chiseled-ab, hairless (already done on rats, cats, and hamsters), with perfect eight-inch penises never needing Viagra, or maybe it�ll be a PBS documentary on the Last of the Gays featuring clips of parades as the expression of a doomed culture. The slippery slope: Give an inch, fall a mile. Yes, yes, genetic testing and research can vastly improve the quality of life for billions, but when has humanity ever stopped short of what can be done?
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