emotional consequences of early testing for genetic disorders

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http://www.nytimes.com/2007/03/18/health/18huntington.html?ex=1331870400&en=7ce9d3291eab0b28&ei=5090&partner=rssuserland&emc=rss

Personally, I think I'd rather know.

But it's a hard thing to know.

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Re: I'd want to know.

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For a darker example, let's suppose that [INSERT DEITY HERE] handed you a note in an envelope labeled "date of your death".

Yep. I'd open it in a heartbeat.

Then again, I've recently had occasion to learn that I'm not the sort who crumbles when confronted with death.