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I think aborting a fetus with non-lethal developmental disorders is fine, just as aborting an unwanted healthy fetus is fine. Bringing another human being into the world is morally fraught enough without knowing that person is likely to experience extraordinary suffering.
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LeJackal posted:The question devolves into where we draw the line on 'extraordinary suffering' and 'quality of life' as the result of a 'genetic defect'. Something like Tay-Sachs that has a 100% mortality rate within ten years of horrific pain is an easy choice, but where does autism fall? Its a spectrum disorder, not binary, so there are many different degrees. Those falling on the moderate to high functioning end can lead self-sufficient, fulfilling lives and contribute much to the happiness of others and the advancement of society; conversely those on the low-functioning end are often sadly long-suffering. You have the luxury of hindsight. A pregnant woman doesn't.
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Jul 1, 2014 14:27
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Welp some mildly afflicted people are "creeped out", better give up on a cure.
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