I don’t think it’s a good idea to produce humans with various disabilities even if particular individuals or naturalist lobbying groups assert that “they” themselves do not experience any anguish from this particular disorder. Their experiences are unique to them. It seems selfish to want to make deaf children when a child should be able to CHOOSE deafness at a later date if such a lifestyle appeals to them.

You have my utmost respect, but i think we all need to respect those that come after us and let them choose for themselves.

You seem to imply all Deaf people are unhappy because we have this horrendous disease, called Deafness? This is precisely the mindset by the Government and medical profession we hoping to eradicate. Because we are Deaf therefore we can’t be happy?!? The wordings set out in the Bill are very wide-reaching and it implications have over-spilled onto conditions, which are not life-threatening, including being Deaf. We people are just different - not living a life of unbearable pain, have deformed physical traits, crap quality of life, or even in vegative state. We don’t want your pity. We want your respect.

In the case of generating diseased people from embryos for the sake of randomness or some idealistic premise, you sacrifice the happiness of the individual for the ideal by making them live with this disease.