But of course the obvious implication is why should the people who don't need the insurance pay for the people who can't afford their hospital bills. The people who make informed insura nce decisions based on genetic screening are in a much better position than people who don't wish to know. And apparently there is a very good reason for people to not want to know. These people are being discriminated against, discrimination is accepted as being morally wrong in our society, but it is not easy to get people to stop this discrimination. People who are suffering from the low self-esteem need to get counseling and find that it does not need to limit their lives, but just requires informed decisions when it comes to reproduction.
Counseling is also necessary for the people who find that they look forward to a serious illness.
This may not make sense to some people. We are taught from childhood that all humans die. That we should Carpe Diem, seize the day. Finding out that your days are numbered should be treated like a liberating experience, no more wondering. Finally time to start living.