Would you ever be able to cope with a disabled child?

[Plegar]

Disabled children are a burden. Compulsory abortion should be implemented when the foetus is detected as having Down’s, spina bifida or similar syndrome which, if it is born, could render the child a burden on the state as well as on the family. It is much kinder to the foetus to terminate it before it develops and most likely has vast trouble living day to day in the world. A foetus that is discovered to have a mental or physical disability ought to be aborted for the sake of itself, family and nationalised health care.

All life is precious, but a foetus isn't alive.

[Ekelektra]

When my mum was pregnant with my youngest brother, she had him screened for everything and had decided that she would abort him if they found anything serious. But my dad was very against that so they decided that if he was disabled, they would leave it and see just how serious it was when he was alive, and then if he was extremely sick they were going to ask the doctors to not give him any medical help.

Thankfully my brother was born perfectly healthy but if he wasn't I think it would have been cruel to just leave him to fight for himself. If it was me I would probably abort if my baby was found to have a serious disability, although it would depend on my partner's opinion.

[-:Undertaker:-]

Disabled children are a burden. Compulsory abortion should be implemented when the foetus is detected as having Down’s, spina bifida or similar syndrome which, if it is born, could render the child a burden on the state as well as on the family. It is much kinder to the foetus to terminate it before it develops and most likely has vast trouble living day to day in the world. A foetus that is discovered to have a mental or physical disability ought to be aborted for the sake of itself, family and nationalised health care.

All life is precious, but a foetus isn't alive.

Sounds like something out of the Third Reich.

As for myself - i'm not sure I could cope. Parents who have disabled kids and who manage probably have one of the hardest and most draining jobs on the planet, it's impossible for us to even imagine how they manage to cope.

[haylashayla]

no sorry x

[karter]

Oh god no I don't think I will be able to do it, my mum's friend who had a son diagnosed with Thalassemia and she took care of him all the time till the day he died at the age of 11. Just can't imagine how painful it would've been..11 years of pain and agony. I won't be able to cope with it honestly, and this is why I strongly respect those parents who try so hard to keep their disabled children so happy.

[dirrty]

i would push for an abortion if tests suggested that my future child could be disabled. obviously being the male, my word is not final, but i wouldn't want a disabled child. and if my gyaldem was like "i'm keeping the kid regardless", it would put a serious strain on our relationship imo. sounds selfish, but i couldn't handle it (props to all those that do). i wouldn't want to be 'burdened' (such a harsh word, but it's true) with the multiple responsibilities, and i just want the 'easy' way out.

[ToyTruck]

I don't know this is a hard choice because I do not really agree on abortion if the child is disabled as I find it kind of cruel but I think I could cope but at the end of the day it would have to matter how serious the child's illness is and I am too the male so I don't get the final decision.