NEWTON, IL (SE IL.) | I used to serve on our County Board here. At an insurance conference about 15 years ago, I remember listening to a gentleman from a health insurance company talking about the implications of this. He predicted our society would eventually change completely. The people with bad genes wouldn't be insured for any of the inherited health problems. This in turn would wipe out those genes, and diseases, and of course human lives. It would take several generations to accomplish this, but in a civilized nation, would no doubt change things. In the reign of Hitler I believe it was call genocide. Those who are healthy would be happy to have this since their insurance would be less. Those who inherit illness are just screwed. Make no mistake, your government will have that information. Today it is called Obama-care, or whatever the proper name is. |