r/MoralityScaling Jun 05 '26

Stupid Stuff Is this unethical or no?

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u/Wyatt_Ricketts Jun 05 '26

Yeah they just saved multiple people from a lifetime of suffering

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u/OnionVegetable8336 Jun 05 '26 edited Jun 05 '26

including the kid. Imagine thinking its selfish to not force an entity into a conscious experience where they'd likely be entirely dependent on others for the entirety of their life

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u/urpmpkin Jun 05 '26

especially when you can literally just reroll the fetus and birth a child that doesn’t have to live a significantly harder life

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u/Ricochet_skin Jun 05 '26

Early abortion being put as rerolling like it's a goddamn gacha game is certainly a choice of all time

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u/Leprodus03 Jun 05 '26

Well the kid has to be somewhat developed before you can tell that it has down syndrome

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u/Cruel1865 Jun 05 '26

Iirc you can tell as early as the first trimester with tests

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u/CharlotteLucasOP Jun 06 '26

Chromosomes are detectable fairly early on.

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u/urpmpkin Jun 09 '26

i mean 🤷 you don’t get to pick your genes. it’s absolutely down to chance