My Political Stance

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The Case for Later Genetic Testing

As we all know, Autism Speaks is an organization that advocates for Autism Awareness, and works toward a cure. As they are having issues finding the latter, they have decided to work for early intervention. Early intervention isn't wholly a dangerous thing, though one worries about crushing the developing spirit. What one really needs to worry about is prenatal testing that happens too early.

The normal test for genetic abnormalities is the amniocentesis. It isn't really all that viable. You usually have to wait 'till weeks 15-20 to do this. There's a miscarriage risk. However, a blood test can be done on just the mother to see if a baby has Down Syndrome. It could be used for Autism quite easily, if we knew all the genes involved.

This would be where Autism Speaks comes in. They have a site and a way of studying Autistic genes. They have a site called "The Autism Genetic Resource Exchange (AGRE)". This is a gene bank of info made available to worldwide autism researchers. They can use this to figure out the genes that go into Autism.

Now an Amniocentesis happens only a few short weeks before abortion typically ceases to be legal, at the age of viability. However, with the mother's blood test, it can happen even earlier, making abortion that much easier for prospective mothers of Autistics.

Now, if the motive for testing is so that mothers can get early intervention for their special needs child, from the day of their birth, the test itself could be put off until after the legal age of viability. I want to see genetic testing for developmental disorders be made illegal until after the age of viability. That way, the early intervention can happen as described, but no baby will be lost because of their difference.

All I'm asking for is a little time so that my desires can be made law. DON'T let Autism Speaks use your money to get prenatal Auties killed before they can LEARN to speak.

How I Wish It Would Have Happened

Warning: This story is HIGHLY personal, and involves the breakage of a rather serious Judeo-Christian moral taboo. DO NOT read, or look up a translator for if you can shut down my social life in any measure, do not know my worst secret, and would be upset with this sort of thing. Thank you.

"Dui, YU mooja geh gurp geh iea uveag cenochot."

"Epui, Suchur, Gurp geh no," Dui lokryuoc.

"Dui," YU cui, gluyurot ehh. "Cho jobyur gonkgoja no. YU pmequ iea urlouji pmequ chug, vag iea mooja geh pmequ quyuch quoug.. Yug'c meg ryupo yug'c u cyum yuh iea jem'g jeh yug, vag cenogyunoc, YU dacg hoor ceh yunnomcori quoup!"

"Teh ufouja," Dui cuic, glokyujugyuem nulpojri yum fol kecgalo umja ozkloaisyuem.

"Yug... Antoo," Suchur cuic, huraot geh fol fumjc umja pmooc, huso vrump-- ozsokg hel cho houl chug kolnougoc yug.

"Tog ak."

Cenofequ uso numutoc geh.

Uso cuqu cho falg umja vogluiur yum Dui'c oioc, vag yug quucm'g wyugo ebol iog. Quyuch chug, u Protem leul valcg hlen Dui'c ryukc, cheatf fol oioc quolo usojjot Fanum goulc. Uso hramt fol ulnc uveag Suchur'c mosp, nealmot hel cho hlyuomjusyuk choi fuja recg. Suchur deyumoja fol slyuoc.

Dacg uc cajjomri, yug leco hlen cho uusoc uc choyul slyuoc yumgolnotroja. Choyul poomot, reais hyuraoja quuyurc vosuno glyuankfumg senkumyuemuvro vuggro leulc. Choi vosuno cglemtol, srotot geh ouseh echol, urnecg pmespot cho echol ebol yum choyul onvluso. Choi quolo moqu koekro quyuch u moqu lorugyuemusyuk. Choyul ryuboc quearja voseno nelo semsomglugoja vi chyuc, vag meg mosoaisulyuri quelco. Uc u nuggol eh husg, yug quuc geh tog voggol.

What would u do if u knew ur best friend was in an abusive relationship?

I'd get in his' face at the least. I'd get a few good slugs in. She'd probably try to pull me off him. I'd whale on him a great deal, if I was feeling rather violent. In one of my "special" moods, I'd probably come pretty close to killing him. If I was in a state of rage and carelessness to beat almost anything, I would conspire to commit murder in a ghastly and sickening fashion.

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