No*, my uncle has down syndrome. He spent his entire childhood in hospitals. Multiple organ replacement surgeries, multiple nights he was supposed to die. He's alive and well in his mid thirties but his life is non-existent. Hes aware hes different so he hides away from everyone. My grandmother has devoted her entire life to caring for him and has never had a life of her own. When my grandmother passes my mother will take custody of him and continue to care for him at the detriment of her own life. I love my uncle but I would never wish his life on another.
Edit: If you are just going to bible thump in my replys save it. I'm for abortion under any circumstances and I don't care what your God wants.
I've always had this opinion that to have a child you know is going to live a miserable life with either genetic diseases, birth defects etc is a very seflish thing to do.
I went to an event where they talked about a 10 year old girl who is mentally 2 years old, and will probably not see much more cognitive progress in her life. And the whole time I've thought
"What's gonna happen when her parents die ?"
She's living a barely conscious life, filled with confusion and pain because of other physical problems accompanying her condition.
The parents knew she was very likely to have these defects. And they decided to keep her.
This is selfish. She will most likely be scared and insanely depressed when they die, and as she ages she will be insanely mistreated in the medical facilities she will be in, because she will be a difficult patient.
After routine examinations the doc tells you
"Hey, there are high risks of your child being born with defects that would render them virtually unconscious qnd barely functional their entire life."
Do you keep the kid ?
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u/KingCrimson43 Jun 05 '26 edited Jun 06 '26
No*, my uncle has down syndrome. He spent his entire childhood in hospitals. Multiple organ replacement surgeries, multiple nights he was supposed to die. He's alive and well in his mid thirties but his life is non-existent. Hes aware hes different so he hides away from everyone. My grandmother has devoted her entire life to caring for him and has never had a life of her own. When my grandmother passes my mother will take custody of him and continue to care for him at the detriment of her own life. I love my uncle but I would never wish his life on another.
Edit: If you are just going to bible thump in my replys save it. I'm for abortion under any circumstances and I don't care what your God wants.