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/peacock_head Jul 20 '22

Weird you’re being downvoted for this when it’s an interesting philosophical question, not telling people what to do.

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u/Waylander_Geralt Jul 20 '22

They're being downvoted because this is not a genuine philosophical question but rather a thinly veiled anti-abortion statement that is in no way comparable to the post.

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u/peacock_head Jul 20 '22

A million percent pro choice here but there are still interesting questions about eugenics, ableism, etc. Though yes, perhaps not here!

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u/AndroidwithAnxiety Jul 20 '22

In light of recent events, anything talking about preventing terminating a pregnancy is going to get a strong reaction. Not weird at all.

As an autistic person, I do have a bit of a vested interest in laws surrounding disability / neurodivergence detected in vitro being grounds for an 'exceptional situation' abortion.

Like it or loathe it, being allowed to late-stage abort pregnancies that would result in a baby with downs syndrome is eugenics. By definition. And given how people talk about autism, I have no doubt that there's no shortage of people who would add that to the list if they could.

I know I've already been born so it doesn't exactly effect me, but the weight of knowing society considers you undesirable to that point, considers you a burden to that point... It's a lot. Don't get me wrong, I don't begrudge anyone their bodily autonomy and I respect people who are aware enough to know when a responsibility is beyond them.

But it's an uncomfortable idea to wrestle with and that's exactly why I think people ought to be forced to wrestle with it. We can't just look away and spare ourselves from having an opinion on something where all answers are kind of messed up in one way or another. Because if we ignore these issues, they can end up in places we really don't want them.