Fantástico!

“Disabled people themselves must join the debate about the ethics of genetic testing – you cannot close Pandora’s box once it has been opened, but the challenge is in using new information proactively to improve quality of life, not to shut down someone’s work and other opportunities because of poor understanding and low expectations. Knowledge is power – but it is essential that it is controlled by the person directly affected and used for his or her benefit, rather than used by others as a means of social exclusion.” Phiippa Russell in CHOOSING THE FUTURE.

Achei este blog por sugestão do próprio wordpress, na página de abertura, e fiquei maravilhado com o artigo que o autor – Mike Stanton – escreveu, reproduzindo a controvérsia sobre a questão do tratamento dado à deficientes e a possibilidade que temos hoje de tirar da linha de “destinos possíveis” algumas deficiências.

O artigo é fantástico e vcs podem ler ele aqui.