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posted by martyb on Tuesday September 17 2019, @02:02AM   Printer-friendly
from the No-kidding? dept.

https://www.nzherald.co.nz/world/news/article.cfm?c_id=2&objectid=12267795

Danielle Rizzo's son is screaming. He is planted in the middle of the lobby of his elementary school, clinging to rainbow-coloured blocks as she gently explains that she is here - off schedule, in the middle of the day - to take him to a doctor's appointment. But the first-grader is not listening.

"Happy Meal," he repeats over and over again. "Happy Meal!"

His little brother, who is also going to the appointment, is nearby, not moving. Rizzo is relieved that the two of them are not melting down at the same time, which happens all too often, and firmly guides them out the door.

Rizzo's children, ages 7 and 6, were at the center of one of the most ethically complex legal cases in the modern-day fertility industry. Three years ago, while researching treatment options for her sons, Rizzo says she made an extraordinary discovery: The boys are part of an autism cluster involving at least a dozen children scattered across the United States, Canada and Europe, all conceived with sperm from the same donor. Many of the children have secondary diagnoses of ADHD, dyslexia, mood disorders, epilepsy and other developmental and learning disabilities.

The phenomenon is believed to be unprecedented and has attracted the attention of some of the world's foremost experts in the genetics of autism, who have been gathering blood and spit samples from the families.


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  • (Score: 2) by deimios on Tuesday September 17 2019, @05:07AM (2 children)

    by deimios (201) Subscriber Badge on Tuesday September 17 2019, @05:07AM (#895008) Journal

    Ok let's run with the theme.

    1. Where do you draw the line for "inferior"?
    2. How adequate are the measurements for determining said inferiority?
    3. How quickly do you propose to reach a 100% result?
    4. What economical effect will that have?
    5. How do you propose to get to a global consensus to enforce said policy?
    6. How can you secure the enforcement of said policy so that it applies to everyone, including the wealthy, powerful and even those who are supposed to enforce the policy?
    7. Have you considered the alternatives like gene editing? What about points 1-6 for the alternatives?

    Just off the top of my head.

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  • (Score: 3, Insightful) by Mykl on Tuesday September 17 2019, @06:39AM

    by Mykl (1112) on Tuesday September 17 2019, @06:39AM (#895034)

    In the absence of our local RDT, let me attempt to answer on his behalf:

    1. Where do you draw the line for "inferior"?
    Acceptable categories are: Net worth of $100m or more; Stable Genius, Healthy orange complexion; Voted for me in 2016. All others are inferior.

    2. How adequate are the measurements for determining said inferiority?
    Self-evident by how easily those inferior people were brainwashed by the corrupt media!

    3. How quickly do you propose to reach a 100% result?
    Well, let me tell you. Nobody's ever been able to do this before. But we're doing to have the best process - the best. And it will be done so, so quickly. It'll be the most successful process - the best. Ideally, we need to have this done before the start of my third term

    4. What economical effect will that have?
    We'll be able to eliminate all of that wasteful spending on welfare cheats, socialists, illegals and readers of the failing New York Times. Think of the economic benefits that the 1% will be able to make from that once we cut their tax rate in half!

    5. How do you propose to get to a global consensus to enforce said policy?
    Global consensus? I'm not sure I understand your question. This is what will catapult the US above all of those other shithole countries. MAGA!

    6. How can you secure the enforcement of said policy so that it applies to everyone, including the wealthy, powerful and even those who are supposed to enforce the policy?
    Pay attention. Wealthy people are exempt - see Question 1

    7. Have you considered the alternatives like gene editing? What about points 1-6 for the alternatives?
    It didn't poll well with the Evangelicals

  • (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Tuesday September 17 2019, @04:40PM

    by Anonymous Coward on Tuesday September 17 2019, @04:40PM (#895248)

    1: Everything outside of 32°N to 33°N