If It Was Known Your Child Would Be Born Mentally Handicapped What Would You Do?

No, this isn't a choice I have to make, so don't ask. And I'm pretty sure the question is straightforward enough to the point at which I don't have to explain it.

I'll probably get ripped apart for this, but I think I would want the child aborted. I would not want to live in such a situation, and so what right would I have to do that to another human being? Well, at least try to understand my POV before you flame the Hell outta me.

Anyway, let's see what everyone thinks...

I would abort *puts up flame shield*Kratos_Aurion56

I'm... Undecided *steals flame shield for own use*

AAAAAAAAAAAAA    DAMN!!!! 

never realy thought of it

i would abort it i think

I don't know... cause my bro came out a bit mentally challenged and... it's a bit of a pain.  I mean, he's a good brother and stuff, but he's slow.  He suffers a bit too. 

I'm going with abort. *puts up a flame shield*

are they 100% sure,

because my mom told me thats exactly what they said about me because I was having lack of oxygen but as far as I know Im ok,  but It could be due to the fact that I was born in a third world country, so maybe the medics didnt have the best equipment.

[QUOTE="Kratos_Aurion56"]I would abort *puts up flame shield*Crimson_Sin

I'm... Undecided *steals flame shield for own use*

I don't see why a mentally handicapped kid would be valued any less as a life. 

Yeah it would be hard, but we shouldn't make that decision.   

That would be something that me and my would be significant other would discuss privately. I could not tell you my stance on it until it actually happened to me.foxhound_fox

The sad thing is, you mention how it would effect your life and and not the child's. I believe every child has a right to at least experience life for himself and it should not be up for discussion by someone else. Matthew_Kaeser

Umm...what? I said I wouldn't want to live like that, cause it would be miserable, so I feel the child would be miserable. How that fails to effect the child's life is beyond me.

I wouldnt care if my kid was a little slow, I'd just teach em to take names and kickass to whoever gave em trouble, and if s/he gets in trouble, SO WHAT, they have a alibi.

Mentally challenged kids at my school get picked on behind their backs all the time; it's pretty mean. I don't think I want to put them through all that humiliation and pain they'll have their whole life.

love themZeRo-ZeN

I'm with you 

Mentally challenged kids at my school get picked on behind their backs all the time; it's pretty mean. I don't think I want to put them through all that humiliation and pain they'll have their whole life.

SUPERheroes_DP

Guess what, man? Even you are made of behind your back, it's inevitable! You don't choose not to give something life, period! Especially for a reason like that.

[QUOTE="SUPERheroes_DP"]

Mentally challenged kids at my school get picked on behind their backs all the time; it's pretty mean. I don't think I want to put them through all that humiliation and pain they'll have their whole life.

Gamezilla57

Guess what, man? Even you are made of behind your back, it's inevitable! You don't choose not to give something life, period! Especially for a reason like that.

I'm not interested in this thread becoming an abortion debate...

Firstly, I don't know what I would do, because it's a very difficult situation, and I might feel totally differently if it did actually happen.

I think to a certain extent it depends what the handicap is. I mean, my younger brother has Aspergers Syndrome, and he manages to live a perfectly happy life. In fact, a lot of the time it seems like his life is better than a "normal" person's.

But if it was something really, really serious I might contemplate abortion, if I genuinely didn't think I'd be capable of giving the child a happy life.

I don't know, it's a horrible decision to make. I just hope I never have to make it.

[QUOTE="Gamezilla57"][QUOTE="SUPERheroes_DP"]

Mentally challenged kids at my school get picked on behind their backs all the time; it's pretty mean. I don't think I want to put them through all that humiliation and pain they'll have their whole life.

Fortier

Guess what, man? Even you are made of behind your back, it's inevitable! You don't choose not to give something life, period! Especially for a reason like that.

I'm not interested in this thread becoming an abortion debate...