And what could be done about it, short of totalitarianism (which I'm not advocating)? Could a child sue a parent for knowing or negligently passing on a hereditary disease or disability, or should they be able to if that's not currently the case?
2007-05-09 22:32:28 · 5 answers · asked by 2kool4u 5 in Health ➔ Diseases & Conditions ➔ Other - Diseases
in regard to brmmts below, I wish people wouldn't make assumptions about people who ask questions on this forum. The question is asked out of philosophical interest. I have no personal motivations for asking this question.
2007-05-09 22:40:52 · update #1
Yes it is wrong, I do think though that children of these parent should be entitled to some compensation. It would make unfit, would-be parents think twice about such a selfish decision.
2007-05-09 22:36:50 · answer #1 · answered by 3am 3 · 0⤊ 2⤋
Unless you live in Fairy Land whee all the Pregancys are planned, things happen and also, what are the odds that the child will get this disease ?
If it is greater than 50 percent then I should say that they should adopt a child instead.
But many people think that they will have a healty baby and in fact that child will be unhealthy and many people are told that thier child will be deformed or diseased and in fact arent. even if thee is the bad 50 and the good 50 percent chance. sometimes it is the good 50 that wins.
i think this is just another nuiscance lawsuit.
they dont even sterilze people who kill thier kids or abandon them. so why would this matter?
Its like saying Im here and its your fault.
or I never asked to be born.
its useless. if youre her, youre here. No one ever asked to be born handicapped or diseased in the first place.
Parents spend money raising the child and dealing with the disease anyway.
Makes no sense to sue.
My cousin has a genetic eye problem and everyone on her side of the family wears glasses, her siblings have children and they wear glasses but because she didnt want a child who wears glasses, she decided that she would never have children.
2007-05-09 22:44:44 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Different people will have different responses. If I had a family history of Huntington's disease, I would not have children unless I got up enough nerve to be tested for the gene, myself.
In reality, if we refrained from passing on deleterious genes, very few of us would be qualified to reproduce. Genes for diabetes, gout, dislipidemias (cholesterol and triglyceride problems), colon cancer, breast cancer, and a host of others are unfortunately quite common.
While I have sympathy for parents whose genetic pattern is star crossed, I also think there is a degree of inconsideration in bringing severely handicapped children into the world when the risks are known. But before we rush to judgement, perhaps we should walk a mile in their shoes. As for wrongful birth lawsuits against parents, the concept is distasteful. Would like to read other opinions.
2007-05-10 02:22:07 · answer #3 · answered by greydoc6 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The parents already have provided for care much more then you'd be able to earn in a suit by the time a child turns 18, imagine winning a big amount, just to have the counter-suit for what they spent raising you end up with you paying them. Next a parent has NO way of knowing what they pass on. You get half your chromosones from mom and half from dad, thus you have no way of knowing which half is being past on to the child.
2016-03-19 02:41:52 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
depends on the disease. best solution would be to find a person who you know you can have kids with that will decrease the odds completely or somewhat. see a geneticist.
in my opinion, if i had some disease i wouldn't want my kids to have it and then have to deal with the same dilemma when they have kids. if u wanna know about being sued and thats all you care about then go see a damn lawyer ffs
2007-05-09 22:38:22 · answer #5 · answered by brrrnntsshhhh 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋