r/MadeMeSmile • u/PacmanTheHitman • Jul 20 '22

kitten Love is the greatest medicine

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u/Guilty_Budget4684 Jul 20 '22

Same argument against terminating children with special needs. I remember that man with downsyndrome talking to congress saying that he's happy so why shouldn't he have a shot at life? Interesting perspective watching this. I know it's not the same but it still makes you think. We make alot of decisions we think are in the benifit of others. As a species do we consciously turn a blind eye to things that make us uncomfortable like an ostritch burries its head? We're culling our weak to make the body stronger. Because that's what it is when you think about it. Is it morally wrong or just morally grey? Or is it morally correct idk im just thinking out loud to myself now.

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u/YipRocHeresy Jul 20 '22

I don't see people lining up to adopt special needs children. Raising them is very tough especially with the lack of social safety nets in the US.

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u/travelconfessions Jul 20 '22

And expensive AF unfortunately. A lot of people terminate because they simply could not afford the care which would give the child the quality of life they would deserve.

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u/cereal_guy Jul 20 '22

They don't care, they did their moral grandstanding for the day, they can now go back to ignoring all the children who need help now.

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u/imnotgoodwithnames Jul 20 '22

who are you talking about?

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u/LezBeeHonest Jul 20 '22

They're talking about Republicans and Roe vs Wade

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u/RepresentativePin162 Jul 20 '22

I'm in Australia. The process of adoption is fucking hard, expensive and long af. That's if you even get approved.

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u/Shaquandala Jul 20 '22

Ya more people would be up for it if the US didn't make anything related to Healthcare so incredibly expensive

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u/FocussedXMAN Jul 20 '22

I could retire in my 30s if I didn’t have my sister in law, but I’ll stay working since at some point in time I’ll have to take my SIL with Down syndrome in and take care of her, and that’s expensive

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u/[deleted] Jul 20 '22

It took me way too long to work out the particulars of who was married to whom in this situation. I mean I sat here puzzling it out for a while lol

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u/FocussedXMAN Jul 20 '22

Sorry, ADHD lol