Posted on 04/08/2002 11:29:29 AM PDT by Notwithstanding
Lesbians: We made our baby deaf on purpose by James Langton in New York A deaf lesbian couple have admitted deliberately creating what are believed to be the world's first designer handicapped babies. The two women tracked down a deaf sperm donor to ensure that their daughter, who is now five, would inherit the same inherited hearing disabilty that they both share. The couple were so pleased with the result that they have just had a second child, called Gauvin, using the same technique. Doctors who examined the boy say he is completely deaf in one ear and has only partial hearing in the other. In an interview with the Washington Post, the women - Sharon Duchesneau, who gave birth, and Candace McCullough, her lesbian lover - say that they believe deafness is "an identity not a medical affliction that needs to be fixed". They were so desperate to have children who share their handicap that the women asked their local sperm bank to provide a deaf donor, but were told congential hearing loss immediately disqualifies candidates. Instead they turned to a deaf male friend for help, producing what they call their first "perfect baby" - their five-year-old daughter Jehanne. Before their son was born, the women said: "A hearing baby would be a blessing; a deaf baby would be a special blessing.'' Both women, who are in their mid thirties, belong to a radical school of thought that believes deafness is a "cultural identity" not a handicap. They want their children to share the same "experiences" including learning, sign language and going to special schools for the deaf. They also consulted a "genetic counsellor" before getting pregnant who told them that with Miss Duchesneau's background, that includes four generations of deafness on her mother's side, any child conceived with a deaf sperm donor would have a 50 per cent chance of having the same handicap. After their daughter's first hearing test, the couple wrote happily in her baby book: "Oct 11, 1996 - no response at 95 decibels - DEAF!'' Their daughter attends a special kindergarten for children with hearing problems. After tests on their baby son showed he also had severe problems, they decided against giving him a deaf aid in the one ear that still has some hearing, saying they will leave the decision to him when he is older. The couple's behaviour has appalled children's rights groups in the United States. The conservative Family Research Council said their decision to "intentionally give a child a disability" was "incredibly selfish". The council's spokesman, Fred Connor, said: "These women are taking the idea of creating so-called designer babies to a horrible new level.'' Even a leading member of the American National Association for the Deaf, Nancy Rarus, said she "can't understand why anyone would want to bring a disabled child into the world".
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Thanks Mom.
Their daughter attends a special kindergarten for children with hearing problems.
Anyone else besides me see a contradiction here? It's not a handicap, see, but she's in special ed because of her 'non-handicap'.
Sorry, Notwithstanding, this is not the bottom. It's a heck of a long ride down from here. But I don't doubt that we'll get there soon enough.
This case is just the latest expression of "Identity Politics". These women see themselves as homosexual or deaf, not as human beings. Identity Politics always seeks to accentuate what divides people, and to put people into different groups. It is the "divide" portion of "divide and conquer". These women are so invested with the importance of being deaf that they cannot see anything else. It's a form of insanity, IMHO, and one that is becoming all the more common as one particular American political party makes identity politics a core value.
On a related note, gays used to argue quite violently that it is completely genetic and they cannot be held "responsible" for their behavior. Now they are beginning to say that it's not all genetic. The NYT Science section had an article on this not too long ago. That's where the NYT hides all the politically incorrect reality, like the fact that the recent Antarctic meltings weren't caused by global warming.
I could have told them 25 years ago that the lesbian feminist professors at my college were telling their pretty female disciples they had to try lesbianism to prove they can "live completely w/o a man"
To paraphrase the two wackos in this article, I'm sure the gays Rosie is finding children for with her adoption agency will consider it a "special blessing" if the kids just happen to grow up gay.
Can you imagine the bitterness this child will feel when he is older? He was created incomplete on purpose. These women also sound like they are trying to take away his last hearing, too. I think they should take this baby away, I really do. I rarely say that, but God forbid, but they sound like they want to finish the job. Maybe they just will decide to avoid the heat and shove a pencil in his ear or something.
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Did you try that play on words?!?
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