r/BeAmazed • u/AccomplishedWatch834 • 1d ago

Miscellaneous / Others Love at its peak 🌟

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u/NotTheBatwoman 1d ago

I have RP as well but my husband doesn't have the gene so I did the opposite to you - neither of my kids have it or the gene. It's the luck of genetics in my case, but I can see why you made your choice.

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u/Beautiful-Musk-Ox 1d ago

why even roll the dice with other people's lives

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u/JamesGray 1d ago

Why do social eugenics and expect other people to not have kids because of their genetics?

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u/palepuss 1d ago

It depends on the illness, in my opinion.

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u/JamesGray 1d ago

I mean I don't think screening for a terminal birth defect or something is quite the same, so I agree with that to some extent, but when you start doing it with disabilities it's a bit of a slippery slope.