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Originally Posted by SacTown Chronic
But are the increased odds due to genetics or is it because they watched mom and dad slug down the booze day after day and they know no other way?
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That's the question on all of these issues. Are they learned behaviors, genetics, or a combination?
That's scary territory if you ask me. If you have parents that are obese, can insurance companies charge you more for health insurance? Can health insurers refuse coverage if you are unwilling to be "genetically screened" in the future? What if insurers refused to give coverage to gay men because the rate of AIDS is higher? What if a "genetic therapy" could be offered to any gay person who no longer wants to be gay? There are hundreds and thousands of such questions.
I don't think I want them answered.