do you believe they should make it known to perspective mates? what are the implications in reproduction? is this an ethical issue pertaining to honesty?
2007-12-16 03:08:23 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous in Social Science ➔ Gender Studies
lol elle...i began to wonder about this when they had all those plastic surgery reality shows. men and women alike were having serious surgeries to improve economic and romantic prospects for themselves. the question i think really pertains to honesty and ethics within a relationship. would you tell another individual if the liklihood of a non-lifethreatening birth defect were higher for you? it is really the same thing. how important is perfection when considering your offspring? please don't judge me for posing this question, as i have flaws inumerable as did the father of my two children, one of which has down syndrome.
2007-12-16 04:41:36 · update #1
i am acutely familiar with discrimination based on physical appearence. oh and thanks for taking the time to answer my question.
2007-12-16 04:44:09 · update #2
If your'e gonna marry and procreate with someone, I hope all the cards are laid on the table first. Honesty in an important aspects for the start of any successful marriage. Believe me, if I'd known my first husband had carried the di*khead gene that doesn't obviously rear it's ugly head until his mid twenties, I'd have thought twice...no three times before eloping off to The Chapel of the Bells! ha!
2007-12-16 09:08:05 · answer #1 · answered by zen 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
This goes beyond the surgery issue. My son is marring a gal who is a severe diabetic. They have had many serious conversations on whether or not they are even going to have children let alone anything else. Another thing is insurance. A mate deserves to know about these things so wise decisions can be made reguarding insurance coverage in the long run. Many genetic disorders will require extensive medical treatment and those can be expensive. Plans should be made a head of time so there is less stress on family members.
2007-12-16 08:36:48 · answer #2 · answered by Praire Crone 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
I agree with you regarding telling a prospective mate about having had plastic surgery to change one's appearance. Hopefully, one doesn't want to have children with you based on your looks, i.e., they think you have such a great figure, nose, etc. But, if your child inherits your misshapen teeth and big nose, then at least your mate knew it ahead of time.
However, you would think the subject would have come up before they started procreating.
2007-12-16 03:25:50 · answer #3 · answered by Rainbow 6 · 2⤊ 0⤋
I think that you would have had to have had extraordinarily great quality surgery for it not to be quite apparent to someone who is that close to you.
Are you suggesting that someone should be warned:'actually, our kids might be quite ugly because I wasn't born like this'!?
2007-12-16 04:16:02 · answer #4 · answered by Ellesar 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋