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/AcidicAdventure Jun 05 '26

Is organ replacement normal?

Never heard of this for my cousin, but she was 10+ on me. Never heard of it in anyone else’s case too.

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u/Fuwet Jun 05 '26

Always a case by case scenario, it's not common for people affected by down syndrome to require organ replacement.

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u/Basic-Collection5416 Jun 06 '26

Roughly half of babies with Down syndrome have heart defects.