Code 46 Quotes
A futuristic 'Brief Encounter', a love story in which the romance is doomed by genetic incompatibility.
Maria: If we had enough information, we could predict the consequences of our actions. Would you want to know? If you kissed that girl, if you talked to that man, if you take that job, or marry that woman, or steal that papel? If we knew what would happen in the end, would we ever be able to take the first step, to make the first move?
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Maria: I think about the day we met. I suppose you arrived par avion. Maybe you were the first to get to security. You didn't intend to stay. You only had 24-hour cover, so luggage was a mano. And they probably had a driver waiting, so you didn't need to find un coche. You'd never been to Shanghai before. It was all new to you.
Maria: I think about the day we met. I suppose you arrived par avion. Maybe you were the first to get to security. You didn't intend to stay. You only had 24-hour cover, so luggage was a mano. And they probably had a driver waiting, so you didn't need to find un coche. You'd never been to Shanghai before. It was all new to you.
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Title Card: code 46 / article 1 / any human being who shares the same nuclear gene set as another human being is deemed to be genetically identical. the relations of one are the relations of all. / due to IVF, DI embryo splitting and cloning techniques it is necessary to prevent any accidental or deliberate genetically incestuous reproduction. / therefore: / i. all prospective parents should be genetically screened before conception. if they have 100%, 50% or 25% genetic identity, they are not permitted to conceive / ii. if the pregnancy is unplanned, the foetus must be screened, and pregnancy resulting from 100%, 50% or 25% genetically related parents must be terminated immediately / iii. if the parents were ignorant of their genetic relationship then medical intervention is authorised to prevent any further breach of code 46 / iv. if the parents knew they were genetically related prior to conception it is a criminal breach of code 46
Title Card: code 46 / article 1 / any human being who shares the same nuclear gene set as another human being is deemed to be genetically identical. the relations of one are the relations of all. / due to IVF, DI embryo splitting and cloning techniques it is necessary to prevent any accidental or deliberate genetically incestuous reproduction. / therefore: / i. all prospective parents should be genetically screened before conception. if they have 100%, 50% or 25% genetic identity, they are not permitted to conceive / ii. if the pregnancy is unplanned, the foetus must be screened, and pregnancy resulting from 100%, 50% or 25% genetically related parents must be terminated immediately / iii. if the parents were ignorant of their genetic relationship then medical intervention is authorised to prevent any further breach of code 46 / iv. if the parents knew they were genetically related prior to conception it is a criminal breach of code 46
