Part 2: what if you found out their diagnosis 1 week after birth

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    It’s kinda besides the point. If a woman wants an abortion she should get an abortion. Downs syndrome or not, it doesn’t matter.

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      I don’t mean in a her body her choice kinda way, I mean is it more ethical to let them live their natural life knowing that they would possibly suffer immensely vs not letting them live a life at all

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    If it’s ethical to abort just because you don’t want the kid (and it is), then it’s ethical to abort for any reason.

    Also, it’s no one’s business why people choose to abort.

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      I mean more like “is a life of suffering worth living and would a parent want that for their kid” rather than the ethics of abortion

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    Can’t really say for part 1 but for part 2 it’s definitely not abortion anymore after birth so that is unethical in my opinion.

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    It is ethical to abort in the first part of the pregnancy. If tge fetus has a chance of disability or mental disorder.
    No one is ready to take care of a disabled person instead of a healthy child.
    It is ethical to give the child up for adoption (now tge adopter should be ready for the same problem).
    Also it is also ethical to keep it.

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    Would it be ethical to knowingly give someone a 99% chance of a severe illness within a few months?