2006-09-22 23:47:01 · 20 answers · asked by zimmzimm 2 in Pregnancy & Parenting ➔ Other - Pregnancy & Parenting
No. Never would abort, do not believe in it. Look at all the disabled people doing good in this world. Even if the child were only to breathe one breath, the time with that child would be so precious as to be worth the grief of loss.
2006-09-23 00:14:07 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I have read alot of the answers that have been suggested but when it comes down to it it does depend on the severity.
Could you live with watching your child fight to breathe. Where every movement is agony or they cant even tell the difference between a dog and cat? What about the quality of life they will recieve? My husband and I discussed this a long time ago but for most deformities in NZ you dont have a choice.
I do not want a child with mental illness or downs syndrome, a midget etc. Not because of asthetics or attractiveness but because I have to think of their life and my other children. And of my husband. NZ law does not give you a choice unless the deformity may cause extreme hardship a women MUST complete the pregnancy or face charges.
I dont think this is easy. It is heartbreaking and an agonising decision. 5 years ago at 7 months pregnant we were told that my baby had a genetic disorder, IF and I mean if he survived the birth it meant he would be on machines to live. Most likely severly physically deformed and the odds were as in other cases he would not see one year old. Termination was recommended. This is what we chose. It was hell. Even knowing he would have been in agonising pain at all times, or at the best with no developed brain a vegetable you still feel like a murderer and emotionally it devastes you.
I would not wish this to happen to anyone.
But it happens. Overall I am against abortion but in certain circumstances there is sometimes no other way.
2006-09-23 01:51:15 · answer #2 · answered by dragonaotearoa 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
It would depend on three things.
1. How bad the deformation was. My firend's baby was born with his internal organs on the outside, and obviously there was no way he was going to live.
2. How early in the pregnancy the deformation was discovered and confirmed.
3. Finances. Even though some of you proabaly think I'm cruel for saying that this is a consideration, it is. If I was really really poor and found out that the deformation was going to cause my child to need round the clock medical care, and that they would be severely retarded for life no matter what care they got, I would have to consider if it was right for me to bring a child into the world under these circumstances.
Another thing would be if you could handle it. This isn't something that should be judged by others.
2006-09-23 00:55:21 · answer #3 · answered by Emily O 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
NO bc there are so many proceedures that can be done to help with deformaties and i seen on a program that is on discovery health i think it was and they baby was born with its organs on the outside and they did surgery and fix the problem and he is now all better and plays just like normal kids. The baby deserves to live just as me and you do the baby can not help the way they are born. I know a person who has a child who has serve health issues his mind is 12 year old boy but his body is of an ifant and he likes to play he likes to watch tv he loves his mom and dad a brother and he likes to swim and play games even though he can not do alot of what we can do he still does love the life he has and yes it is hard for the parents but you know what they love him and provide for him the best they can and HE has a good life considering what he is going through he still likes to do things just as normal boys. He still has a good mind and a good soul. They even have Camps for kids like this it is called Victory Juction Gang. Just bc he/she might be deformed does not mean you should kill them that is not fair bc you never know the docs could be wrong. They told my mother in law that her child was dead and that she should get the baby removed but she had an a second a opion and thank goodness she did bc he was alive and i am married to him to this day. He is now 25 years old and we have two kids.
2006-09-23 02:59:11 · answer #4 · answered by knowssignlanguage 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
NO, I have ALWAYS said from the beginning if something like that would EVER happen they was still my child and I would still take care of them the same. IF I ever thought that I could not take care of them because of the health issue then there is ALWAYS someone out there to reach me a helping hand! I have 2 kids and My oldest little girl " 12 " is NOT deformed yet she has health issues and I would NEVER EVER turn my back on her!
2006-09-23 02:17:50 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
That would really depend on how badly the child was deformed. Obviously some deformities are way worse than others and highly life threatening.
2006-09-23 01:43:35 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
That would be such a hard choice to make........
Given the world we live in today , it might be a logical choice to abort , even normal kids are having trouble growing up these days..........it would be a very regretful decision to make and would have to depend on the severity of handicap the child was due to bear.....I personally can't say yes or no on this one.
2006-09-22 23:53:50 · answer #7 · answered by ? 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No I would never abort my child. Is not right to take its life just because of the way they look. You're suppose to love someone for whats on the inside not the out exspecially if its your own child that you made.
2006-09-23 02:25:04 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
No. I believe there is no such thing as a "normal" life for anyone. If my child had special needs I would deal with it in the most loving manner. There's no way, 100% that prenatal tests can accuratly predict those kinds of misfortunes.
2006-09-23 01:52:10 · answer #9 · answered by mindrizzle 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
depends on what kind of deformation. If it will prevent it from having a normal life and put an undue burden on people who will have to care for the kid (siblings, aunts, clinics) after my death, then yes, I will. It is the most selfless thing I can do. Life is not merely about being alive.
2006-09-23 01:57:54 · answer #10 · answered by jimbell 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋