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Originally Posted by pcjohnnyb  I find this a hard question to address.
I was initially (before he posted it) on bob's side...in that it isn't really a bad thing to keep people out of this world that will only be a burden on it. I can't say I would do the same for my kid though, selfish as that may be. I think if I was told by a doctor that my soon-to-be kid was PROBABLY going to have a mental illness, I would have to say to have it anyway because there is a chance it COULD be fine. Even if it wasn't, its still your kid and you are responsible for its upbringing...right?
Definitely a tough issue. I'm totally for the choice of abortion/birth, but I don't think under MANY circumstances could I have a kid of my own aborted. |
I do not see anything right in aborting a child. Not a thing. Having said that, I would honestly find it hard to advise my daughter she must fully carry a child that was a product of a rape. However, knowing that rape accounts for something along the lines of 0.3-0.6% of abortions, I would keep my stance against abortion, with an allowance for health of the mother and/or rape.
As far as bringing a child into the world who would even "probably" have problems - who doesn't have problems? A life is a life.