Look I can't be the only person who's having whiplash from the speed from which we went to "vaccinations should be optional and not everyone is meant to survive childhood" to "you can't abort a disabled fetus."
All of you condemning a couple for aborting their unborn Down syndrome baby. Whether you agree or not, itโs THEIR choice, THEIR decision. Mind your own business.
the greek philosophers said the soul was the principle of consciousness, this was accepted long before Christianity. the ancients believed we have a soul and it contains the consciousness.
also here is a good video talking about this you might find interesting: https://t.co/yzBhkKigHz
Let me remind you once again:
unless we have validated theories of human consciousness, we should remain agnostic about AI consciousness.
anyone who claims AI is conscious or not is simply making things up.
My grandma on my mom's side, before she died, was taking care of a person with down syndrome. Did they smile a lot? Sure. Did they have childlike innocence? Yeah.
You know what else? When given a pizza to eat at the age of 30, they struggled to get it into their mouths. They ended up covered in sauce, flailing the pizza around with a imbecilic look on their face. Then, a few years later, they died. Because life expectancy for them is short (although, science had figures out ways to make it longer for some reason).
When I hear this debate, all I think about is the indignity of watching this 30-year-old toddler in an adult body, slamming pizza against their face because they can't figure out where their fucking mouth is.
Being as someone who knows this couple personallyโ it is absolutely fucking SICKENING that their decision for their OWN family has made national headlines and is being skewed by the online media.
If youโre easily offended by this kind of stuff, I advise you to keep scrolling
If abortion is illegal because โsex has natural consequences,โ then liver transplants for alcoholics and lung transplants for smokers should be illegal too because consequences, darling, are so consistent.
This is so sad; even maddening. Preborn babies are being denied their constitutional rights and being mass murdered. This has to end now. https://t.co/vvOARMrHoM
Pro life republicans are really funny.
"Disabled children are a gift from God. You should accept them"
Okay, I clearly can't so will you adopt the child? No? Will you donate to children with special needs? No? Do you donate to orphanages? Free food for kids? No?
"The child's quality of life matters" is incredibly tone deaf when you are using it to justify KILLING the child.
Satan has willing followers in this world, sadly
People are acting like bringing a child into the world is only about the child.
If two parents already know they are not emotionally, financially, or physically prepared to care for a child with severe disabilities, that reality doesnโt disappear after birth.
The childโs quality of life matters.
The parentsโ quality of life matters too.
Pretending otherwise doesnโt make anyone more compassionate. It just makes the conversation less honest.
the problem with all the takes saying they would kill a child in a second if they would have to suffer, is people don't understand the value of suffering.
and it's extremely cruel to kill someone because they inconvenience you.
Having a baby with a serious genetic condition can't be understood until you're there yourself
Whether you decide to terminate the pregnancy, have the kid and place for adoption, or have the kid and raise them โ it's intensely personal & no one should be judged for which path they choose
My condolences to Jesse and his wife for finding themselves in an impossible situation, and wishing them best of luck in the future with their family