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Example: duchenne muscular dystrophy, the child can't move any of its muscles once they were 10-12 years old. The child would be alive, but he wouldn't be able to enjoy the same things a normal child would be able to. Would you have an abortion/tell your wife to have an abortion?

2006-08-18 11:04:58 · 44 answers · asked by someone in the world 4 in Pregnancy & Parenting Newborn & Baby

just to make this clear, i'm sixteen and NOT PREGNANT! so before you go condescending me, this is just a hypothetical question.

2006-08-18 11:48:18 · update #1

44 answers

If the child was born and u came to know abt this disease would you kill it? If u answer as yes then the answer to ur question is Yes, and if u answer it as No then the answer to ur question is no

U kill something which has life inside the womb or outside the womb it is going to cause the same amount of pain! But by letting it be born , u atleast give it a chance!

2006-08-18 11:11:04 · answer #1 · answered by rickashe 4 · 3 0

Aboslutely NOT!!! I had a child with polycystic kidney disease and knew since I was 21 weeks pregnant. I did not have an abortion although I knew my son would die. And you know what? He lived for 2 hours and that was the most heartfelt 2 hours in my entire life!!!! I wouldn't trade those moments for my life! Whether a child lives or dies or is disabled or anything, the time you get to spend with that child is the most wonderful thing in the world. Think of it this way..if you had been conceived with a birth defect, would you want your mother to kill you? I would hope your answer would be no! Very good question though! Anyone who answered they would have an abortion in this circumstance, your crazy! Instead of killing an innocent child, why don't you give the baby up for adoption and let someone who would love him/her no matter what? If you can't appreciate a child w/ a defect of any sort, you don't deserve to be parents!

2006-08-18 12:35:21 · answer #2 · answered by hello_heather_03 3 · 1 0

And because Stephen Hawking is bound to a wheelchair, unable to speak or move, makes him less brilliant??? Should his mother have aborted him? (If you don't know who he is..."google" him and be astounded.)
To kill a HUMAN CHILD because he/she doesn't meet your standards is wrong...Hitler and his henchmen did the same thing.

I have a daughter who is developmentally delayed. Although we have had many challenges, I get SO MANY comments and compliments about what an animated, loving and remarkable child she is. BTW...she is going into 1st grade now, but could read THE NEWSPAPER with virtually no help when she was 3, when she wasn't even able to talk properly. Her mainstream classroom teachers constantly comment on her well-above average intellect.
What ever ability God chooses to take away, he replaces with a talent 100 fold. I would not change her for anything...nor would I remove the challenges we've gone through because they've made us both stronger and it's taught ME so much. She has brought a joy to us that so many will never know or understand.

While going through therapies with my daughter, I've met so many other kids with horrible disabilities..yet EACH ONE has such a special something about them that us "normal" people cannot comprehend. Have you ever met a Down's-syndrome child that was judgemental, for example? The most loving people I've ever met have this disorder that some would kill them in-vitro over. And we, as a whole, have lost out because of it. How sad!
Do NOT mistake a disability as a "worthless" life. NO LIFE IS WORTHLESS when given a chance.
If you don't think you're able to care for one of these special children, please choose adoption. There are SO MANY who are willing!

2006-08-18 11:26:59 · answer #3 · answered by LastNerveLost 3 · 1 0

Yes. God gives life. What right have we to end a life before the child has a chance to live? For one thing, a lot of those tests are wrong and the baby turns out to be normal. And besides, a lot of handicapped children are very happy. Just because they can't enjoy all aspects of life doesn't mean they don't enjoy living. The real problem is that people don't want to be bothered taking care of a child who is not perfect because they are self centered.
I would advise that woman to have the baby and give it up for adoption if she doesn't want it. There are plenty of people around with big hearts who would be willing and able to care for a disabled child.

2006-08-18 11:17:53 · answer #4 · answered by Cee T 6 · 2 0

Nope. When I was pregnant, a screening test came back suggesting trisomy 18; 10% of babies with this live past their 1st birthday, and then, it's only with serious medical intervention. We were counseled to have an amniocentesis followed by an abortion. We decided against it since amnio can cause miscarriage, and I wanted to enjoy my pregnancy if that was all the time I'd have with my son.

My son is 10 1/2 months now and quite healthy. Moral of the story: doctors don't know everything.

The only condition truly "incompatible with life" is the attitude that only "perfect" people deserve to live.

2006-08-18 12:41:34 · answer #5 · answered by craftladyteresa 4 · 0 0

That would of course depend on how strong of a person you are. If you can handle a child with special needs go for it. I know someone who has a child with that particular disease and he is not bed ridden. He just has limited mobility. He doesn't miss a thing. Also, it would help to have a supportive family. Your not always going to be able to be there. Do you have people you can trust to help you when you need a break? That is going to be the most important question. Just go into things educated. Know about the disease and life expectancies so your not setting yourself up for heart ache. Babies are always a blessing. Will it be yours?

2006-08-18 11:23:09 · answer #6 · answered by wink 1 · 1 0

This is a very hard question to answer without being in the situation. I really cant say for sure...

Im almost 20weeks pregnant and we go for our ultrasound on Weds. and that is when I guess they can detect if there are any birth defects. As of right now, I would still have the baby. This baby is such a major part of our life already and its not even here. I can feel it move inside of me and listening to the heartbeat brings tears to my eyes & makes me giggle all at the same time.

I guess me & my partner would have to sit down and figure out what we would want to do. Very hard decision....

2006-08-18 11:21:08 · answer #7 · answered by ladybug 4 · 0 0

No, I would never have an abortion.

Medicine is NOT an exact science, and doctors quite frequently are wrong.

When I was pregnant with my first son, after seeing three doctors (two of whom were specialists) I was told that I had most likely conceived twins but one of them hadn't made it to the uterus, and had become a tubal pregnancy. I already had one viable baby in my uterus, and I had seen his beating heart not 10 minutes earlier. (I was about 6.5 weeks pregnant at the time.) They said that if the tubal pregnancy (in my left tube) ruptured I could die. I asked what would happen to the baby I was carrying in utero, and they said I had a 50% chance of miscarrying. I thanked them for their time, grabbed my purse and left. About a month later, my "tubal pregnancy" turned out to be a corpus luteum cyst (very common in early pregnancy) which ruptured and was absorbed back into my body. If I had listened to these wonderful doctors and opted for the surgery, I wouldn't have my beautiful 2 1/2 year old blonde haired, blue eyed perfect son who is quietly sleeping in his bed as we speak.

No, I don't care what you tell me, I wouldn't have an abortion for any reason.

2006-08-18 14:24:54 · answer #8 · answered by brevejunkie 7 · 0 0

If the disease was life-threatening, fatal, or extremely limiting, such as duchenne musular dystrophym, then I would get an abortion. It's kinder to the child to not have it then to make it go through the pain of living such a restricted and short life.

2006-08-18 14:01:25 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0 0

I would have the baby. I've known a person with that disease. It would be a sad world without that person. There are a lot of people who have that disease who light up this world. Germany used to kill babies if they had any 'malfunctions' right out of the womb by putting them in buckets of water. I don't see much difference. What if someone did that to Steven Hawking (that is if they knew what would happen later). He's a very important man in scientific history and a great professor of macro physics at Cambridge.

2006-08-18 11:16:19 · answer #10 · answered by madbaldscotsman 6 · 1 0

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