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I have had this tab open for DAYS, because I feel it is important and needs commenting on, but I don't know what to say. I guess, really, just thank you for bringing this to my attention. I remember in primary school once we had a man with spina bifida come in to talk to us, I think they were trying to teach us not to discriminate against disabled people. But from then, I've never really heard anything about it; if I ever knew, I had forgotten that it can be prevented by taking folic acid, which is a good thing to remember.

The article does worry me a little, because yes, I am capable of conceiving, and I think that if I became accidentally preganant, much as it would terrify me, I would see it through. So perhaps I am the kind of person they are aiming it at... but I'm not happy with the idea of, essentially, preparing myself for pregnancy for years and years and years when it's very unlikely in any case that I will become pregnant. I'm not even sure that makes sense. Um.

I think it's cool that I contain a tiny little baby-making factory and just need one little cell from someone else to make it happen. I am down with that. - when you stop to think about it, that really is quite cool. Have you seen this xkcd?