Sick babies denied treatment


	Sick babies denied treatment

yamdablam

12-3-2008 3:52 AM

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dna rights, lift, babies, madness

yamdablam says:

If this trend of companies owning the rights to the building blocks of life continues what is the legal effect of this on your life and right to reproduce?

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