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Originally Posted by abaya
Borla and blahblah also brought it up... and Ustwo, why wouldn't it bother someone who was pro-choice? If a couple was trying very hard to have a baby, and they had no intention of aborting it at any point (aka they were emotionally and financially ready and willing to have a baby), then I think it's still fair to say that it would "bother" them to abort it. That has nothing to do with pro-choice, to me... it's just something very sad and difficult for that couple to go through.
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I can't imagine someone pro-choice getting all teary eyed over a fetus, not if they are morally consistent. Its obviously not a person at that point to them and they can always try again.
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Perhaps true. And I agree with you there. But if no one is special... then why try so hard to have a "perfect" child? Why not just take what you're given, since no one is special anyway? Also, if "doing" is so important to you... how would you handle if your partner had the test done, got a false positive (e.g. it said the baby was fine, when it wasn't), and you went on to have a Down's baby anyway?--it happens. I mean, how would you cope with that, given your attitude towards doing = value?
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I have two great kids, they are not perfect, but I am quite happy with them. No one is talking about perfection, we are talking about a genetic disease that results in mental retardation, sterility, and a pile of other problems. If there is EVER a good time for an abortion this is it.
Had I had a downs child it would have sucked, and been delt with like any disease a child can get, which is as best as possible