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would you abort if... Posted: 03-03-08 22:48pm
if you found out at your screening that
your child that your pregnant with has
developed downsyndrome or another
disability, would your continue with your
pregnancy, or abort?
its a tough choice, but i feel that if my
child is going to had a disability i would
abort cuz its not fair to that child to be
brought into a world where he or she will
suffer and not only the child suffer but
as parents suffer to pay for medical
treatment or hospital visits and other
needs the child needs with a disability.
my boyfriend and i discussed this and
aggreed to abort if that is the case. its
not fair to either.
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Jules
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Posted: 03-04-08 02:57am
It would depend on the degree of
disability. If it was a life-threatening
or severe quality of life threatening
disability then I'd abort. I think I'd
abort if the baby had Downs too. I would
see it as being merciful to my baby not to
make them live a life filled with pain and
enormous limitation.
It would pain me every day of my life to
abort but I think it was more selfish of
me NOT to do it.
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Tylanas
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Posted: 03-04-08 13:04pm
I would abort as well, because I can
always try again. A handicapped life is
for their whole life; a pregnancy is nine
months.
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Biani
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Posted: 03-04-08 13:50pm
I would abort too. With all the pain of my
heart... but it's best in that situation i
think. Not because i wouldn't take care of
my child with a disability, but because i
know i won't be there always to help them.
It would be cruel to have them knowing
that one day they will have no one to take
care of them, or that they'll live the
rest of their lives being a burden to
someone else.
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krystineM
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Posted: 03-05-08 07:57am
exactaly, your always capable of trying
again, even though yess it would make me
feel miserable for a long while, i would
kno that my fiance and i chose what is
best for our child and as parents we were
doing the right thing.
And we can always try again.
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Lilly Ivy
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Posted: 04-06-08 11:35am
Eiri
wrote:
I would abort as well,
because I can always try again. A
handicapped life is for their whole life;
a pregnancy is nine
months.
Couldn't have said it better myself.
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Amethyst_Butterfly
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Posted: 04-15-08 00:41am
I'd have to abort, I wouldn't be able to
give that child the life it deserves. And
its unfair to them, to have to live like
that/
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ladyT02
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Posted: 04-27-08 18:29pm
my little cousin is 6 years old and has
severe downs syndrom. she has to use
crutches to walk because she doesnt seem
to have enough strength in her legs, her
bones are slightly deformed and she cant
speak at all, she has had heart surgery 3
times over the past 6 years, her eyes
sight is poor so she had to have surgery
for that too, shes super sweet and such a
loving kid but her mom neglects her,
father never bonded with her, all the work
of raising her falls on my little 12 year
old cousin. so really its not fair to
anyone especially her. shes in pain
everyday due to therapies, her family not
taking good care of her etc. i would have
aborted if my child was diagnosed with
downsyndrom. its not fair to them
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Biani
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Posted: 04-27-08 20:43pm
That's so sad!!!!
Unbelievable that better a 12 year old
child takes more responsability than the
parents.
I agree, it's not fair to bring a kid into
this world to suffer like that. There's
enough suffering while being healthy and
normal as it is, now adding the suffering
of all that down syndrome brings? Really
really unfair.
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ri0tdorque
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Re: would you abort if... Posted: 05-15-08 13:34pm
It really would depend on the situation
but I've already come to the decision that
I would lean more towards terminating. I
remember having to think a lot about this
when I was pregnant with my son and ends
up he's all perfect and stuff so we kept
him *smirk*
It has got to be a hard decision though
but in the end you really have to think of
quality of life that you can give at that
time and overall in general then come to
the best decision in your situation.
krystineM
wrote:
if you found out at your
screening that your child that your
pregnant with has developed downsyndrome
or another disability, would your continue
with your pregnancy, or abort?
its a tough choice, but i feel that if my
child is going to had a disability i would
abort cuz its not fair to that child to be
brought into a world where he or she will
suffer and not only the child suffer but
as parents suffer to pay for medical
treatment or hospital visits and other
needs the child needs with a disability.
my boyfriend and i discussed this and
aggreed to abort if that is the case. its
not fair to either.
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Marianne0558
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Posted: 05-15-08 13:41pm
Im not sure if I would abort or not. It
would have to depend on the severity of
the downs syndrome.
I wouldnt abort merely because my child
would be slow.
I wouldnt want to bring a child into this
crazy misunderstanding world if they were
severely handicapped either. That wouldnt
be fair.
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