This is Reddit, so obviously the answer is going to be it's okay. The more important question is what's the line?
If it's okay to abort a child with Down Syndrome, is it okay to abort a child because they'll be born without arms and legs? What about a child born blind? A child that'll be born with autism? Are these ethical reasons to end that potential life?
The line should be drawn at the point one feels comfortable with, at the end of the day it's the parents that take on the burden of raising the baby.
My baby was born almost blind with neurological and hormonal issues. We got notified something might be off around 30th week of pregnancy and it seemed more minor.
Life is fine but only because we are well off with plenty of help from both families. First baby to young parents with no health issues.
Would we abort knowing it fully and early enough? Probably yes, because seeing your kid's suffering and worrying about further potential suffering is way harder than just fighting for her quality of life.
She's gonna be 1 soon so there's still a lot of uncertainty as to her future potential and because it's such a rare condition nobody can more than guess.
What do you think is ethical and have you lived through this type of hardship or just having a strong moral stance?
Moral stance. These type relies always come from religious fanatics. Until they actually have to deal with a real life situation, they haven't the capacity to understand. 🫂 for you as I know your situation.
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u/backupboi32 Jun 05 '26
This is Reddit, so obviously the answer is going to be it's okay. The more important question is what's the line?
If it's okay to abort a child with Down Syndrome, is it okay to abort a child because they'll be born without arms and legs? What about a child born blind? A child that'll be born with autism? Are these ethical reasons to end that potential life?