Re:A hormone may boost cognition in Down syndrome
by cercatrova on Saturday September 03, 2022 @07:43PM
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If they're already born then obviously there's nothing to do. However, what I'm talking about is the same as the abortion debate, about allowing a parent to choose whether they want to rear a child or not.
Re:A hormone may boost cognition in Down syndrome
by SmileyJames on Sunday September 04, 2022 @06:22AM
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The difference is not in the act, but the information the decision is based on.
Choosing not to have a child because of you are unable to safely raise it, is one thing. (can't afford to raise a child; mother is too young; rape victims)
Choosing not to have a child because it's genetic code doesn't fit your notion of good. Is another. (Downs; autism; gender; eye color)
Re:A hormone may boost cognition in Down syndrome
by MontyCarloHall on Sunday September 04, 2022 @09:53AM
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Children with Down syndrome, severe autism, and other disabilities are significantly harder to raise than children without, often requiring lifelong care. This falls under your first criterion (“choosing not to have a child because ~of~ you are unable to safely raise it”). Gender and eye color do not fall under this criterion.
(Tangentially, this is a question that supporters of unconditional access to abortion do not have a good answer for. If abortion is 100% legal, without exception, does that mean it’s OK to use it for female infanticide?)
Aside: I'd love to be a fly on the wall as you try to discuss your stance with a person with one more chromosome than you