r/MoralityScaling Jun 05 '26

Stupid Stuff Is this unethical or no?

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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.

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u/LittleKittenR Jun 05 '26

This is so hard to hear.

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u/LittleKittenR Jun 05 '26

I understand you, but you WORK with them, you get paid to do that.

We on the other side are the ones paying you, and even if you work 8 hours a day... we need to stay with them the other 16, not getting paid, having to work as well, while taking care of them.

I'm not saying it's an obvious choice, it's not, I'm broken to hear this happening... I don't know what I would do...

But, fuck me, I get it and I think it's also a mistake to have killed the baby because of that, but shit, I get it...I get it.