How do you figure that? Down's Syndrome is a rare condition. So if we were to focus efforts on saving the ones that have it, while at the same time ignoring more common maladies and conditions, this would go towards ensuring survival of the species? That seems to be what you're saying, and it doesn't hold up.

Sal


On Dec 22, 2005, at 11:06 AM, authfriend wrote:

Triage in the good biological stewardship sense applies
on the species level, not on the individual level.  More
*species* total will survive if efforts are focused on
the rare ones.

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