Abortion and Children with Birth Defects

sould we abort children that have defects?

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[hamstergeisha76]

Umm... Helen Keller wasn't born deaf and blind as she got her disability due to a fever when she was a baby. Stephen Hawkings developed his disability later on in life too.

[roevswade]

so your point is?

kill them if they not not going to be perfect at birth?

[yimababwe]

it all depends on the severity of the defect. If the child is only going to suffer their entire life then it would theoretically be much more humane to end their suffering at birth or even before it. As long as it is done painlessly then I can approve of it.

[roevswade]

theoretically to you, but i wonder what they would think?

[MelanieLouM]

My sister was born severely mentally handicapped in 1969 and it totally destroyed our family. I feel that it is profoundly cruel to knowingly bring a handicapped child into this world. Lets face it, you never see handicapped animals in the wild being taken care of by other animals do you? >:(

[roevswade]

I was born into my family in 1965 with nothing wrong with me but my old sister felt the same way about me because she had to help take care of me.

sorry that you feel the way you do, when hard things come it make us stronger, but they can destroy us if we let them.

just a thought, i don't see animals killing there unborn.

[riddle84]

If you're only going to acknowledge relatively mild birth defects like mental disabilities, then sure, abortion seems unreasonable. However, you have failed to acknowledge horrific birth defects like harlequin type ichthyosis that can cause the child severe, chronic pain.

[mebeinme22]

i believe in some cases it should be allowed my mom brought 3 handicapped kids into this world my older sister is doing fine and has a good life. but my older brother died at 5 years old he spend his whole life in the hospital and my younger sister died at 2 day my mom had to make the chose to pull the plug on her. i think it should all depend on the cercomstances. i would never abort a child myself, i would try adoption if i really couldn't take care of a disabled child but sometimes its better

[Rozzie8]

@roevswade No, they just eat them once they are born. Some of them, anyway. The animal kingdom is generally not a good place to look for examples of compassion =P.

[Rozzie8]

@riddle84 Agreed. If the birth defect is such that the child will definitely only live a few days, etc, in horrible pain then it probably is more merciful to terminate it before it becomes conscious. The birth defect question is not black and white, especially considering that 'birth defects' can technically range from a missing toe to a missing brain. Can't tar it all with the same brush, which is the issue I have with this video.

[zachsblondie69]

my daughter was born with a heart defect because she was a preemie but i belive that the only reason a child should be aborted is if that child will suffer and be in pain all there life i don't think it's ok for a child to grow up that way

[AceofDimonds0]

im sorry for what i am about to put in this comment

i hate your videos, you believe the world should be perfect and fair, but its not.

and talking about something you havent had any personal experience with is extremely superficial of you.

[yimababwe]

@roevswade indeed, it is all theory. But if it were me, then I would rather be aborted. Therefore I can only assume the same of people who don't exist yet.

[roevswade]

yes they do, and they teach us along the way