Even with the best medical care, the birth of a baby is never without risk. Parents are happy and relieved when everything goes well and usually do not immediately think of the fact that their son could be hit by a car by the age of 15 or their daughter could be severely depressed by the age of 16. And that’s good. If parents were constantly thinking about what could happen to their children in life – they would be heartbroken from sheer worry.
Should we screen the genome of babies for hereditary diseases? – Health
