Monday, August 11, 2008

Mutation.. What will you do?

Was having Biology class the other day. We were studying on mutation. It was quite fun because I understand what I was learning.. =P.. Then we came to the part about chromosomal mutation. There are two types of chromosome mutation which is change in chromosome number and change in chromosome structure. Then there are terms like aneuploidy, euploidy, non-disjunction, down syndrome,Turner syndrome, Klinefelter syndrome.............. A lot, a lot! Then we learnt about their features and estimated frequency.

Suddenly my friend asked me this question :
What if next time you have a child who is down syndrome? Will you abort it?

I believe it is a tough decision to make.

But what will your answer be??? What will you do???

8 comments:

Yi Lian Wong said...

i am sure that the "what if" won't happened. so, don hav to think of that quest now. anyway, wish u all d best ya! take care.

Hui Ying said...

Hey Yilian! Ya.. Haha.. Was just wondering only. Hehe! All the best to you too. Take care and hope to catch up with you soon! =)

Joel Yap said...

I'm sure you would never take a life.
SO IF your child has Down's syndrome, Let's see if the mutation can be healed! Who knows, perhaps the Joelosopher may figure out some way to cure Down's syndrome.

Hui Ying said...

hahaha!!!1 I hope the Joelosopher will figure it out to help many!=)

Anonymous said...

i discussed tis kind of question wif my frens before..and conclusion is,i cant tell u now..hahaha..maybe i will maybe i wont,it's impossible to giv u an accurate ans bcuz we hav to really experience it then only we noe wat we will do..
let's hope tat we all wont hav to endure tis kind of ecperience ba^^

Hui Ying said...

yaloh!! Thanks for dropping by =)

Anonymous said...

From wat i heard about mothers is that, many of them won't abort it.. A mother's love is a mysterious thing, something like God's love towards us: Unconditional love..

Of course there are mothers who abort it.. Those mothers, i really got nothing to say..

Hui Ying said...

ok....