Originally posted by 44soulslayer
reply to post by crmanager

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Look you histrionic berk, I said in my opening post lets keep things civil...

I don't take the label of being a eugenicist as overly offensive... there are worse things to be.

You are entirely contorting my entire position. If I were the parent of a child who would be born with, say EB, I would want to prevent my future child from suffering chronic, interminable pain. A normal life is out of the question.

Here is what EB results in :

The skin has two layers; the outer layer is called the epidermis and the inner layer the dermis. In normal individuals, there are "anchors" between the two layers that prevent them from moving independently from one another. In people born with EB, the two skin layers lack the anchors that hold them together, and any action that creates friction between the layers (like rubbing or pressure) will create blisters and painful sores. Sufferers of EB have compared the sores to third-degree burns.

Would you like to live your life with continuous, whole body third degree burns?

The difference between genocide and selective breeding is admittedly a fine line, but it is one worth exploring. What if we would select embryos to not have EB. Would you still be against that? If so, are your personal religious beliefs not incredibly selfish as they may result in a child having to live with unbearable pain their entire life.

My stances may be unacceptable to you, and you can liken me to Hitler as much as you want in an attempt to deflect from the real issue here- and that is the inexplicable and indefensible proposition that your religious beliefs are supreme and absolute, and must be imposed on all others.

Oh and by the way, only the mother can choose whether or not to have an abortion to cease the birth of a severely abnormal child.

Originally posted by TasteTheMagick
reply to post by Clearskies

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Yes I do know that adoption is different, however, I did some volunteer work and found out that sometimes, when there are too many children they get put in orphanages. At least here.

I'm also aware that it is a hard thing to do to get an abortion, but sometimes it's a better choice.

Originally posted by Clearskies
reply to post by OzWeatherman

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As sad as rape is and I've been raped,
Putting that child up for adoption is a good alternative to raising it.[.quote]

Until the child grows up and decides to find out who the real parents are, and finds out that they are the end result of a horrendous crime. Ever thought of those impacts

The shame and stigma WILL not go away because you have an abortion.
Do you know how many children grow up normal after being the product of rape?
Many rape victims want to kill themselves as well, especially after being told it's their own fault.

The shame may not go away, I can understand that....but why have to live another nine months with something that could be terminated before it develops into a living human.

Do you know how many rape victims have tried to perform abortions on themselves, sometimes ending with horrific results? I know of a girl that deliberately drove a car into a wall in hope that the steering wheel would crush her "unborn" child (result of rape). Unfortunantly, she lost more than what she intended including the use of her legs.