Originally Posted by onesnowyowl

As someone who's worked extensively with children with disabilities, I must say there is a HUGE range of disability to be thought of. Would I abort my child because of Downs? Probably not. Would I abort my child if it were likely they were to be a vegetable their entire lives? Probably, but then you're talking to someone who has a living will and doesn't believe in life support. On either end, by either choosing to abort or choosing to assist the child in its survival (in a way above and beyond what is normally needed), we are messing with nature. Before the advent of modern medicine, these children would not have survived. Similarly, before modern medicine, we wouldn't have known of the problems early in the pregnancy. It's an odd bind we place ourselves in.

Even then, disabilities crop up that cannot be dealt with through abortion: disability due to traumatic accident, cerebral palsy, etc.

We play the hand we're dealt--and there is no saying what cards we'll get.