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Pro-choice. Socially moderate. Hereditarian when it comes to nature vs nurture debate. Don’t wish to be governed by a religious theocracy or a DEI bureaucracy.

[RL @RoryLS]

@AbbyJohnson And apparently, the whole thing may have been a huge fake out

[Wilfred Reilly @wil_da_beast630]

Genuinely believing that "all life" is sacred would require supporting total bans on abortion, abortion pills, Plan B, IVF, fertility clinics, mercy care for coma patients, the death penalty, and probably hunting and war.

A free citizen is entitled to this position, but perhaps 2% of people actually hold it.

[Brianna Wu @BriannaWu]

I got a ton of heat for saying if we had a test for transsexuality, I think mothers should have the right to abort.

That’s because A. I don’t think a fetus is a person, and I never think mothers should be forced to give birth.

But B. I think of transsexuality as a birth defect, one I would not wish on anyone. It’s hard to appreciate the level of developmental damage this causes if you have not experienced it.

I have a life I value, but I would never voluntarily choose for another person to endure the suffering, trauma, medicalization, and developmental disruption that I experienced.

Even in the ideal situation, someone getting help early and not being forced through male puberty and male socialization - the child is going to end up with significant trauma.

The parents that would choose to abort would not get their child that early intervention. You’re essentially signing someone for a lifetime of surgeries, therapy and specialized medical help. All of which are only going to work depending on how badly testosterone screwed them.

I have a great life. But I also feel like huge parts of me are missing and cannot be recovered.

I would not want any child to have to go through what I did if their parents were unwilling to let them be themselves and get medical help to avoid male puberty.

[Aella @Aella_Girl]

Some parents do regret having children. This happens a lot more when those kids are disabled. Check out the subreddit r/regretfulparents. Not everybody whose lives have been hijacked by around the clock care are posting on twitter that they're living a happy life

[Richard Hanania @RichardHanania]

The people who seem to think having a severely disabled child is great are often committed to that belief for ideological reasons. You shouldn’t take advice from them if you don’t share their ideology. Most people consider it a terrible burden.

[RL @RoryLS]

@KristanHawkins If you believe your life was made for a purpose, it’s also easy to say killing your baby in the womb was justified. “My life was made for a different purpose, not this purpose! This life is OFF purpose!”

[RL @RoryLS]

@AbbyJohnson There’s a difference between vetoing a child you have no investment in yet and taking care of a suddenly handicapped child you’ve already put a lot of emotional investment in.

[RL @RoryLS]

@J_K_Wood And you could argue to your son, “Children deserve better genetic traits. An educated woman has a greater chance of producing a child with a higher IQ so the child has a better chance at competing in the labor market. You did your child a disservice by marrying that simple girl.”

[RL @RoryLS]

@J_K_Wood You may prefer that your son marry an educated woman instead of a non-educated woman, but you still have to respect and accept your son’s choice even if his choice of woman isn’t good enough for you.

[RL @RoryLS]

@KristanHawkins What’s a Godly woman? A woman that worships a god that killed innocent babies and lambs in order to free the Hebrew slaves when he could have simply made the slaves invisible and let them sneak out instead?

[Richard Hanania @RichardHanania]

Pro-lifers have been saying that prenatal tests for Down syndrome are often inaccurate

That’s only the initial screening.

Once you take the further test it’s basically guaranteed. From ChatGPT:

“Amniocentesis with a full chromosome analysis (karyotype or chromosomal microarray): the false-positive rate for Down syndrome is effectively close to 0%. Laboratories generally report accuracy above 99.9%, and a clear finding of trisomy 21 is considered definitive.”

Don’t fall for their nonsense.

[RL @RoryLS]

@AgnesFrancaise @maurel_olivia But you’re speaking in generalities. In general, donor kids do better when there’s honesty and transparency from the beginning and they have access to the donor. When there’s secrecy, that’s where the problems arise.

[RL @RoryLS]

@AgnesFrancaise @maurel_olivia My sister donated her eggs so a straight married couple. Open donation. They had two kids. She keeps in touch with the family and visits them once every year or two. The kids who she is and about their origins. I assure you, there’s been no problems. Sorry that disappoints you.

[RL @RoryLS]

@petermlaffin @RichardHanania Yes, but if all life has equal inherent value, then all life has no inherent value. Value exists when it is distinct from something else.

[Richard Hanania @RichardHanania]

Is abortion murder?

This is the wrong way of looking at it.

Everyone agrees killing a kid is worse than killing an old man on his deathbed.

The value of life exists on a spectrum.

This is why abortion is acceptable, especially with birth defects. https://t.co/6lIeaRr5hu

[Richard Hanania @RichardHanania]

This is the kind of thing that the more you find out about it, the more correct the decision most people make seems to be.

[RL @RoryLS]

@KristanHawkins @McJuggerNuggets So when push comes to shove, God chooses one innocent baby to die so that other babies can avoid being aborted.

[RL @RoryLS]

@megbasham 🐷 🐷

[RL @RoryLS]

@haymes_joshua You’re just sore because Jonathan Bennett rejected your romantic advances toward him.

[RL @RoryLS]

@AgnesFrancaise @maurel_olivia The solution to that is open and maintaining contact.