Richard Dawkins: "Abort fetuses with Down's Syndrome"

[Beanflicker]

I disagree with him - not on his notion to abort Down's Syndrome fetuses, but his assertion that it was "immoral" to bring a Down's Syndrome baby into the world.

Me and my girlfriend talked about this subject before, and we agreed we would abort it because neither of us are up for the hardships and lifelong dedication required to raise a child with mental disabilities, because that child is going to be dependant on you for the rest of his/her or your life.

That being said, are people who have Down's Syndrome or other mental disabilities sad about their condition? Are their lives filled with any more sadness and suffering than anyone else's? Not really. The burden of the illness falls on the caregiver, not so much the person afflicted.

So I disagree 100% that it's somehow immoral, and think he sounded like a complete asshole.

[Dia bando]

The decisions to abort foetuses , on medical grounds remember should be up to the parents,
not the state if the state is in charge, what disability's would they class as to abort foetuses.
Man striving for perfection again in the eye of the state,!!! what happens in years to come
if they could tell you the IQ of your child, you abort if you get a thick fucker, extreme I no
but some people would do it.

[frasd]

When my wife found she was pregnant with twins (we already had 3 kids) we went through a barrage of ultrasounds and tests as we were in our early forties.
We were told after about 3 months that there was a 80% chance of my daughter having downs and a 60% chance that my boy would not survive the pregnancy or at least not long after child birth.
We decided to go through with it. It was a long 5 more months not knowing. Both of my babies are happy and healthy and are now 2.
If they were not would we have regretted not ending their life before hand? I don't think so. Our life is very tough and would be unmeasureably tougher I am sure but that is my story.
I believe in the right to choose even though I was raised Catholic. But I would have been deprived of two beautifull kids if I chose otherwise.
That is just my two cents from my experience.

[walrus]

We should not decide which child is not worthy to live.

[Andre]

I disagree with him - not on his notion to abort Down's Syndrome fetuses, but his assertion that it was "immoral" to bring a Down's Syndrome baby into the world.

Me and my girlfriend talked about this subject before, and we agreed we would abort it because neither of us are up for the hardships and lifelong dedication required to raise a child with mental disabilities, because that child is going to be dependant on you for the rest of his/her or your life.

That being said, are people who have Down's Syndrome or other mental disabilities sad about their condition? Are their lives filled with any more sadness and suffering than anyone else's? Not really. The burden of the illness falls on the caregiver, not so much the person afflicted.

So I disagree 100% that it's somehow immoral, and think he sounded like a complete asshole.

Good points. When you look at so called normal people and Downs Syndrome people its not hard to see who is the most natural and unconditionally loving out of the two groups.
They wouldnt put us down as fetuses even if they knew what heartless cunts 98% of us grow into.