Ref the Deaf (didja see what I did there?)
The most recent re-incarnation of the whole deaf-foetus/baby argument was a completely deaf couple who wished to go the IVF route, and select an embryo for deafness, the rest of course being chucked in the skip.

Their argument was that they did not regard deafness as a disability, and to have a hearing child rather than a deaf one would be pandering to a society that regarded deafness as a disability.

You can see their POV, but he still came across as a self-satisfied twat on Radio 4 and I wanted to slap him a few times.

Ethics? Random violence is much more satisfying.
(osok Rebel without a clue, Wed 23 Apr 2008, 14:31, Reply)