The author states examples that show that disabled people do not want pity, they suggest that the best solution is to get over the handicap part and get on the same level with each other as quick as possible...

In the not too distant past physical handicap persons were widely regarded with fear and suspicion. Often they were shut away in back rooms or committed to institutions...

Key ethical issues: ? What is normal and what is a disability or disorder, and who decides? ? Are disabilities diseases? Do they need to be cured or prevented? ? Does searching for a cure demean the lives of individuals presently affected by disabilities? ? Is somatic gene therapy (which is done in the adult cells of persons known to have the disease) more or less ethical than germline gene therapy (which is done in egg and sperm cells and prevents the trait from being passed on to further generations)? In cases of somatic gene therapy, the procedure may have to be repeated in future generations...

"I'd be in my hotel room, smoking too much, drinking, going to clubs, just being numb. That was being in jail to me. I wasn't happy at all on the streets...

A clever man can find ways to evade taxes, but no one evades the Grim Reaper. When your time is up, it's up. Death can be postponed, but never eliminated...

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