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Re:Viking Age triggered by shortage of wives? by asdflkj on Wednesday October 08, 2008 @05:20AM (#326438)
Infanticide for "economic" reasons is an evolutionary adaptation common in many mammals, including humans, including in rich societies. In the US, it usually gets classified as SIDS.

I'm yet to see a convincing argument for why it's unethical.

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Re:Viking Age triggered by shortage of wives? by pmorici on Wednesday October 08, 2008 @08:39AM (#326500)
Isn't SIDS when a baby suffocates because they are sleeping on their stomach or in a room with poor ventilation? Or are you saying it isn't as sudden and accidental as we are led to believe?
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Re:Viking Age triggered by shortage of wives? by asdflkj on Wednesday October 08, 2008 @01:14PM (#326746)
Not always accidental, apparently. Wikipedia has references.
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Re:Viking Age triggered by shortage of wives? by DabAsteroid on Wednesday October 08, 2008 @10:55PM (#327412)
Also, in the Netherlands, child euthanasia is openly practiced.

http://www.google.com/search?q=netherlands+euthanasia+child

280,000 hits.

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