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sl8

(14,703 posts) Thu May 23, 2024, 07:49 PM May 23

Army rejected teen over breast-cancer gene

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cl40ex5rrnko

Army rejected teen over breast-cancer gene

38 minutes ago

BBC
Only a genetic test will tell Carys if she has inherited the Brca1 gene from her mother, Rachael

A 17-year-old has been rejected by the Army, despite passing all the selection tests, because two members of her family have had breast cancer.

Carys Holmes has a 50-50 chance of inheriting a gene fault from her mother but has not been tested for it yet.

A lawyer says the Army’s actions could be discriminatory and a serious own goal.

The Army said it was reviewing Carys’s case.

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Purely incidentally to this story, "a serious own goal"? Is that a U.K. idiom?

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Army rejected teen over breast-cancer gene (Original Post) sl8 May 23 OP

"Own Goal" is chiefly British: Irish_Dem May 23 #1

Ah, makes sense. Thank you. nt sl8 May 23 #2

Yes. A relative of mine called the Brexit vote 'Own Goal Thursday' LeftishBrit May 23 #3

Thank you. nt sl8 May 23 #4

Irish_Dem

(50,507 posts)

1. "Own Goal" is chiefly British:

Reply to sl8 (Original post)

Thu May 23, 2024, 08:07 PM

May 23

1. a goal in soccer, hockey, etc., a player accidentally scores against his or her own team.
2. something that one does thinking it will help him or her but that actually causes one harm.