12-12-2023, 03:13 PM
(12-12-2023, 02:56 PM)GMDino Wrote: The point he was making was that "most" parents don't "want" to raise a child with "defects". that they will "make shit up" to "escape" a pregnancy.
You wanna defend that? Go ahead.
It's not "sanctimony" to have compassion for people making incredibly hard choices. It's being human.
Are you actually arguing against the statement that people want a healthy baby? One of my best friends has an older sister with Downs. His twin sister has flat out stated that if she got an amniocentesis result that showed he child had Downs she would elect o have an abortion. Does she hate her older sister? Or is it that she realizes how difficult raising a child with Downs is and the difficult life they will have. You chose to interpret his statement in as unflattering a way as possible. I read it as a parent would prefer a healthy baby 100% of the time. Are you arguing against that?
As for parents "making things up", I already addressed this. Yes, some people will attempt to circumvent a law they don't like. The Texas law is written to address that. Again, I don't agree with the law, but it's written that way for a reason.
