May 31, 201214 yr Can't say I'm surprised.. Lawmakers, Activists Target 'Gendercide' Sex Selection - Yahoo! News
May 31, 201214 yr Can't say I'm surprised.. Lawmakers, Activists Target 'Gendercide' Sex Selection - Yahoo! News No they don't.
June 1, 201214 yr Cutting Room Floor: Live Action Edited Out Adoption Discussion | Media Matters for America I haven't read the link in #1 but I assume it's related to his I saw on Twitter. Sounds like a lot of editing was done.
June 1, 201214 yr Author "For most of us, Mr. Speaker, 'it's a girl' is cause for enormous joy, happiness and celebration," Rep. Chris Smith, R-N.J., said on the House floor Wednesday. "But in many countries including our own, it could be a death sentence. Today the three most dangerous words in China and India are, 'It's a girl.' We can't let that happen here. House Rejects Ban on Sex-Selection Abortions - Yahoo! News
June 1, 201214 yr "For most of us, Mr. Speaker, 'it's a girl' is cause for enormous joy, happiness and celebration," Rep. Chris Smith, R-N.J., said on the House floor Wednesday. "But in many countries including our own, it could be a death sentence. Today the three most dangerous words in China and India are, 'It's a girl.' We can't let that happen here. House Rejects Ban on Sex-Selection Abortions - Yahoo! News Not sure of the constitutionality but I support the vote.
June 1, 201214 yr To me this is not a pro-choice or pro-life issue as it is a decision if one can descrimitate based upon the child's gender or race.
June 20, 201214 yr We are teetering at the edge of the perilous slope of eugenics. In our society, babies are being treated like pet goldfish: Don't like what you got? Flush it down the toilet!
June 21, 201214 yr We are teetering at the edge of the perilous slope of eugenics. In our society, babies are being treated like pet goldfish: Don't like what you got? Flush it down the toilet! Except the whole debate is a red herring.
June 21, 201214 yr No different than having the baby and then shooting it. So you would advocate the mother goes to jail for life or gets the death penalty?
June 21, 201214 yr Except the whole debate is a red herring.No, it's the truth of where we are now. People are looking for designer babies, and we are rapidlly developing the technology to give them just that. Of course in the meantime, we can just pitch out the units that have blemishes, don't meet our production schedule or come in the worng style. They're cheap to make, so we can just keep the adssembly line rolling until we hit on exactly the perfect product for our lifestyle. That one, we'll keep!
June 21, 201214 yr No, it's the truth of where we are now. People are looking for designer babies, and we are rapidlly developing the technology to give them just that. Of course in the meantime, we can just pitch out the units that have blemishes, don't meet our production schedule or come in the worng style. They're cheap to make, so we can just keep the adssembly line rolling until we hit on exactly the perfect product for our lifestyle. That one, we'll keep! Right there with you. That perfect baby girl that you wanted to be a boy? Right now she is an academic rock star at GSP Bellarmine. She wants to be a pediatrician One more thing, we were hoping that she would be a boy. Unanswered prayers.
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