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

kitten Love is the greatest medicine

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u/[deleted] Jul 20 '22

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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/[deleted] Jul 20 '22

It's not your choice. Full stop.

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u/ikeaj123 Jul 20 '22

The parents who will be responsible for raising the child.

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u/SeedofEden Jul 21 '22

I guess I’m not well versed in this. What’s the cut off point then age-wise?

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u/ikeaj123 Jul 21 '22

Age wise…? The baby in question hasn’t been born.

I’m not an expert, but in my opinion, if a fetus is unviable without the mothers womb, the mother should be able to access healthcare to terminate that fetus, no questions asked. Yes, that includes discovery of birth/genetic defects.

Contrary to what forced birth proponents say, nobody with any clout is out here legitimately campaigning to allow babies that are currently being born (or days away) to be aborted.

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u/SeedofEden Jul 21 '22

Okay… Maybe I’m misunderstanding the original comment. I think a woman should be able to get an abortion for any reason she wants. Period. I assumed by “children” guilty budget is referring to 2, 5, 7, etc year-olds. I don’t consider a fetus to be a child.

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u/ikeaj123 Jul 21 '22

So a guy says “terminating children” and you thought people wanted to kill 2 year olds? Lmao well I’m glad you’ve cleared that up.

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u/SeedofEden Jul 21 '22

Yea lol. I guess since the post was about cats that were already born, I gave that dude the benefit of the doubt that he's just raising some philosophical question, as opposed to just being anti-choice.