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Re:China to begin two-child policy by arbitrage on Thursday October 29, 2015 @09:09AM (#10470657)
> Most people would agree that mentally ill people should not have children.

It is vastly oversimplifying, and prejudicial, to say something like that.

Many more people than you seem to think have experienced, or will experience mental illness in their life.

http://www.nimh.nih.gov/health/statistics/prevalence/any-men...

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Re:China to begin two-child policy by Infinitesimus on Thursday October 29, 2015 @10:59AM (#10471501)
I could be wrong but I thought that was the point parent comment was making?

> Most people would agree that mentally ill people should not have children.

Turns out the definition of mental illness covers far more than the most extreme/visible cases so it will be unclear where to draw the line since "mental illness" is too broad a set

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Re:China to begin two-child policy by jazzyk on Thursday October 29, 2015 @11:06AM (#10471555)
You are correct - that was my point!
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