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| DATE | 2005-08-12 |
| FROM | From: "Steve Milo"
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| SUBJECT | Re: [NYLXS - HANGOUT] Know your rights, all three of them
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Sorry, after rereading that I see the tone was a little too harsh.
My apologies.
Steve M
> This pertains to GPL software, how?
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> Steve M
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> > NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Perhaps one out of every 25 dads could
> > unknowingly be raising another man's child, a finding that has huge
> > health and social implications, according to report released Wednesday.
> >
> >
> > Exposing so-called paternal discrepancy -- when a child is identified
> > as being biologically fathered by someone other than the man who
> > believes he is the father -- could lead to family violence and the
> > breakup of many families. On the other hand, leaving paternal
> > discrepancy hidden means having the wrong genetic information, which
> > could have health consequences.
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> >
> > A UK-based research team reviewed scientific research dealing with
> > paternity published between 1950 and 2004 and reports that rates of
> > paternal discrepancy range from less than 1 percent to as much as 30
> > percent.
> >
> >
> > The investigation also showed that becoming pregnant at a younger age,
> > low socioeconomic status, and being in a long-term relationship rather
> > than being married seem to be linked to greater likelihood of paternal
> > discrepancy.
> >
> >
> > It is generally believed that rates of paternal discrepancy are less
> > than 10 percent. A paternal discrepancy rate of 4 percent means that
> > one in 25 families could be affected.
> >
> >
> > However, soaring rates of paternity testing in North America and Europe
> > means more cases of paternal discrepancy will be identified in the
> > years ahead, Professor Mark A. Bellis, from the Center for Public
> > Health at the Liverpool John Moores University, and colleagues point
> > out in the Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health.
> >
> >
> > In the United States, for example, rates of paternity testing more than
> > doubled between 1991 and 2001. The increasing use of genetic testing
> > for diagnosis and treatment of disease as well as in judicial
> > procedures will also yield more opportunities to uncover cases where a
> > father, unbeknownst to him, is not the biological parent.
> >
> >
> > "Modern genetic techniques continue to open a Pandora's box on hitherto
> > hidden aspects of human sexual behavior," the investigators write.
> >
> >
> > Exposing such situations will inevitably affect not only deceived dads
> > but also their family and potentially the biological father. Leaving
> > paternal discrepancy undiagnosed, on the other hand, leaves those
> > affected with incorrect genetic information that could prove harmful.
> >
> >
> > What's urgently needed, the authors say, is guidance on how and when
> > paternal discrepancy should be exposed.
> >
> >
> > At present, most cases that are inadvertently identified are ignored by
> > whoever uncovers the situation.
> >
> >
> > "However, in a society where services and life decisions are
> > increasingly influenced by genetics, our approach to paternal
> > discrepancy cannot be simply to ignore this difficult issue but must be
> > informed by what best protects the health of those affected," Bellis
> > and colleagues argue.
> >
> >
> > SOURCES: Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health, August 2005.
> > http://today.reuters.com/news/ newsArticle.aspx?type=healthNe
> > ws&storyI...
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> >
> > El Ramon
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