Comment on Charity offers UK drug addicts £200 to be sterilisedComments−ZeroGravitas15yAm I missing something or is it impossible for a male addict to "pass on the dependency to the unborn child, leading to organ and brain damage."?−drinian15yIt's highly likely that there is a genetic component to addiction.This sounds like eugenics -- and the Wikipedia entry on the charity [0] is also somewhat disturbing. However, is this really any different from handing out free condoms?I'm not sure.[0] https://secure.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/wiki/Project_Preve...−gaius15yThe genetic component doesn't make you stick a needle in your arm in the first place - so it is irrelevant.
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Am I missing something or is it impossible for a male addict to "pass on the dependency to the unborn child, leading to organ and brain damage."?
It's highly likely that there is a genetic component to addiction.
This sounds like eugenics -- and the Wikipedia entry on the charity [0] is also somewhat disturbing. However, is this really any different from handing out free condoms?
I'm not sure.
[0] https://secure.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/wiki/Project_Preve...
The genetic component doesn't make you stick a needle in your arm in the first place - so it is irrelevant.