[AKA_Monet]

I had a friend that had an abortion at 6 months because she found out her child cand an incomplete chromosomal translocations that would have caused the child becoming severely mentally retarded if it survived outside the womb, and most of its internal organs undeveloped.

For me, because I am older, I would probably have to undergo all kinds of testing and pray to God that my child had no know gross deformities or uncurable birth defects. I would do everything I could do to take the utmost care for myself prior to pregnancy, then after conception, birth and post-natal care. That means attempting to have a very healthy lifestyle, eating properly and possibly having numerous vitamins and medications. And there is no guarentee for a healthy baby.


The Futureshock with Dr. Strangelove...

As far as women pursuing fertility--aside from the gross treatment options--I think that most of the research is leading toward that movie "GATTACA"--doing conception by in vitro fertilization. It is just a matter of 5-10 years that everything will be known as to how to handle human embryonic stem cells, eventually leading to handling human oocyte and spermatagonia cultures. And we are headed to a "Brave New World" in that respect--regardless of the moral, religious and ethical questions raised. Folks are just money hungry...

And we will have all kinds of new technology in creating the best environment for fertility with a huge price tag on it. Just the way it is. Moreover, we will be able to do all of the science fictional stuff thought 10-20+ years ago and it will be easy as hooking up your iPOD...

In the future, abortion will basically become an archaic method of surgery from a medical standpoint and moot discussion on its legality and morality.

Women will not have to have children. Children could be "grown" and "harvested"... Not like in the "Matrix"--different--but the concept will be the same...

And most genetic diseases, including mentally ill diseases, will be essentially pulled out of the gene pool... Folks that don't need to be having children, like crack whores and pimps, will be an underclass that we might never have to see in this Brave New World.

Pregnancy would be a "spiritual pursuit" like doing a "spiritual quest" by arranged parties...

Ladies and gentlemen, we have now entered into the Eugenics Wars...