TALL DARK AND HANDSOME
INTRODUCTION AND WARNING:
Fiction. NOT SUITABLE FOR CHILDREN.
Linton Herbert
One of the difficulties in
presenting the phenomenon of reduced fertility among couples who are not
closely enough related is that it is so abstract. It can only be understood through charts,
graphs, tables and careful description.
Most major issues in our society have some visual icon. The face of some hero may represent some
social cause. War, disease and
starvation produce victims who can be photographed so that we can understand
the problem. We can relate to it
emotionally.
With infertility, there is no
visual image. There is no graphic quick
fix. You can’t take a picture of a
person who is not there, never was there and in fact never could have been
there. For now at least, genetic
mismatch is a purely mental thing, easily ignored.
There is one exception. When Rh
incompatibility strikes, there is a real baby which may be damaged or may
die. Unlike lack of kinship of parents,
the issue of Rh incompatibility is relatively well
understood. However I am presenting here
a story about it. Ultimately, there is
not that much difference between the two kinds of mismatch. Both of them destroy babies or potential
babies. I am giving you this story to demonstrate
the problem. To let you see it in
action.
This is not a lesson in
medicine. If you want to know about
medicine, consult a standard text book.
This is to show you the drama that is now occurring silently and
invisibly throughout the world. This is
what goads me on.
This is not a nice story. It is not suitable for children.
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