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Originally Posted by ZrByte
Ok, heres how it would go.....
Situation 1: have a boy with a 50/50 chance of getting it (if he has it he will also be a carrier) If he does have the dissorder he will have either a difficult life or a normal one cut short when the dissorder finally cuts in.
Situation 2: Have a girl who lives a perfectly normal LONG life (providing no unforseen circumstances) who still has the same odds of inheriting the gene as a male sibling but whom will never suffer from it.
I know wich I would choose  And I would say not suffering with the dissorder would be one big advantage, wouldnt you?
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Like I have already said, only more gracefully
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Originally Posted by downquark1
What reason is there for people to choose the gender of their children? I have every confidence in scientific development, but unless you have very specific circumstances (of which I can't even think of an example) choosing the sex of a baby doesn't benefit the child or greater society.
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See above