If you had a genetic disease that would kill you later in life, would you want to know?

Yes, for the same reasons as Mandyloo. However, I would also take into consideration how my family felt as well. If I had a genetic disease, its possible other people in my family had it too, and I wouldnt want to force them to find out something they would rather not know.

i would rather know before i would get into a serious relationship. i would not want to have children, due to the fact i could pass the disease on, to protect the family. but i would look at a bright side. i would know a time table of when i would die and be left with whenever. it would help make life decisions easier and you would do more with your life. well i would. i would do more in the amount of time i had left, instead of doing it over 20 yrs.

thank you for input. we had a discussion about this in my human disease class today and i wanted to know more opinions on the matter.

thank you for input. we had a discussion about this in my human disease class today and i wanted to know more opinions on the matter.

I would not like to know. I don’t see myself settling down and having children so the above reasons don’t really apply to me. I would hate to know I was going to manifest an incurable disease like Huntingtons. I can’t imagine what my life would be like waking up every day not knowing if that would be the last time I’d be able to do something. I would be too obsessed with the onset of the disease to enjoy the remainder of my healthy life.