Comments on: Would you have your fetus genetically tested? http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/gnxp/2011/12/would-you-have-your-fetus-genetically-tested/ Human evolution, genetics, genomics and their interstices Sat, 26 May 2012 00:28:05 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Razib Khan http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/gnxp/2011/12/would-you-have-your-fetus-genetically-tested/comment-page-1/#comment-113240 Razib Khan Tue, 03 Jan 2012 07:38:32 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/gnxp/?p=15020#comment-113240 #6, some questions are asked only to a subset. #6, some questions are asked only to a subset.

]]> By: Marleen Susman http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/gnxp/2011/12/would-you-have-your-fetus-genetically-tested/comment-page-1/#comment-113236 Marleen Susman Tue, 03 Jan 2012 07:35:46 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/gnxp/?p=15020#comment-113236 I'm not familiar with this database. Can you explain why N=55,000 but only 4,466 people responded to this question? I’m not familiar with this database. Can you explain why N=55,000 but only 4,466 people responded to this question?

]]> By: ackbark http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/gnxp/2011/12/would-you-have-your-fetus-genetically-tested/comment-page-1/#comment-112283 ackbark Mon, 02 Jan 2012 02:26:38 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/gnxp/?p=15020#comment-112283 I think it's that more people are realizing that if they have their fetus tested and it has something not right about it they'd have to make a decision about aborting it. And testing it like that on your own volition sort of brings it into the family, more so than if a doctor were to just give you the bad news. I think it’s that more people are realizing that if they have their fetus tested and it has something not right about it they’d have to make a decision about aborting it.

And testing it like that on your own volition sort of brings it into the family, more so than if a doctor were to just give you the bad news.

]]> By: Emil http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/gnxp/2011/12/would-you-have-your-fetus-genetically-tested/comment-page-1/#comment-111110 Emil Thu, 29 Dec 2011 21:49:11 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/gnxp/?p=15020#comment-111110 Nise to see peeple suport eugeniks, eeven tho it is kalled somthing els today. I wud hav expekted lower valus and larjer diferenses between groups. Nise to see peeple suport eugeniks, eeven tho it is kalled somthing els today. I wud hav expekted lower valus and larjer diferenses between groups.

]]> By: Razib Khan http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/gnxp/2011/12/would-you-have-your-fetus-genetically-tested/comment-page-1/#comment-111109 Razib Khan Thu, 29 Dec 2011 21:44:52 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/gnxp/?p=15020#comment-111109 #1, small sample size. but i reported it because jews tend to be very positive on all "pro-family planning" questions. #1, small sample size. but i reported it because jews tend to be very positive on all “pro-family planning” questions.

]]> By: Robert Dole http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/gnxp/2011/12/would-you-have-your-fetus-genetically-tested/comment-page-1/#comment-110717 Robert Dole Wed, 28 Dec 2011 13:44:24 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/gnxp/?p=15020#comment-110717 Was geschah mit den Juden? Was geschah mit den Juden?

]]> By: Aidan Kehoe http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/gnxp/2011/12/would-you-have-your-fetus-genetically-tested/comment-page-1/#comment-110421 Aidan Kehoe Tue, 27 Dec 2011 21:27:43 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/gnxp/?p=15020#comment-110421 Wow, what changed among the Jews in that time?! Maybe the issue was more on their minds when children were born regularly among them with Tay-Sachs. Wow, what changed among the Jews in that time?! Maybe the issue was more on their minds when children were born regularly among them with Tay-Sachs.

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