I'm a volunteer, NO kids blame me.
Here are two disturbing quotes from the article, that is about chemicals and kids, and their unknown exposure and effects...
"A study led by Shanna Swan of the University of Rochester in New York shows that prenatal exposure to phthalates in males may be associated with impaired testicular function and with a defect that shortens the space between the genitals and anus."
(Sounds a little too convenient, eh?)
Sorry, please ignore/disregard/take personally/or otherwise be offended - (choose one) it isn't every day you find a quote like that!
If we can't even laugh, the breeders have won! (Oh that is really good, quote me Les!)
By the way, thanks to the alignment of the planets, GOOGLE Spelling doesn't know the word phthalates - the chemical in question, and the spell checker asked me if I really meant FATALITIES - oooh the humanity!
"[Rowan's] been on this planet for 18 months, and he's loaded with a chemical I've never heard of," Holland, 37, said. "He had two to three times the level of flame retardants in his body that's been known to cause thyroid dysfunction in lab rats."
(Gee dad, do you feel guilty for bringing life into this world of KNOWN RISKS, let alone these unknown ones...or are you just planning on suing some chemical/furniture factory.)
Does anyone else find it surprising/ASTONISHING that this type of research has NEVER been accomplished before?
Frish
