2013-03-05, 04:20 PM
Razmos Wrote:That quote annoys me even more. There is a difference between a child being born with Down Syndrome and a child being born with multiple lethal defects like this child. If it had only one, the child probably could survive and lead a somewhat happy life. With so many defects the child is not likely to survive long at all.
Whats the difference between ending it early out of compassion and the few people involved grieving over it, and waiting for the child to grow, to get attached to the child and get involved with it just for it to die an early and tragic death and cause pain to everyone involved.
These people are so far up their own asses on the "pro-life" bandwagon that they can't see legitimate reasons why a child might be better off not being born.
This actually is a big issue in a lot of states. I believe the term is "assisted suicide". It doesn't really apply all that well in this circumstance, but a lot of states are reconsidering and changing the laws concerning it. For example, if your grandparent is suffering, and they ask you to pull the plug, as long as you get some type of evidence to show that they are essentially begging you, you can assist in their suicide.
Currently you can't do that and it's considered murder which in, a lot of circumstances, is ridiculous

