The problem is that most of these laws derive (if indirectly) from Biblical laws rather than medical science, which tends to be retrofitted onto existing prohibitions where it's taken into account at all.
If we were starting from scratch, and trying to frame laws to minimize inherited and congenital health conditions, we'd probably be thinking about restricting (for example) older parents, as well as closely related ones.
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Date: 2012-10-15 09:18 pm (UTC)If we were starting from scratch, and trying to frame laws to minimize inherited and congenital health conditions, we'd probably be thinking about restricting (for example) older parents, as well as closely related ones.