Originally posted by mietla
not really. We are talking about a very specific case. A woman killed two of her kids for convenience (nothing else) and agains the wishes of the father.And this is not an extreme case?
And it is still ok with you?I do not agree with it, because it is an extreme case. By extreme I mean the factors, how far along and why.
I have mentioned this before. When I met my wife, she had a son who has duchenne muscular dystrophy, it is the worst kind and the male is the only one who can get this form. Most of it's victims are dead by 20, and most cannot even feed themselves by the age of 15. There is no cure in sight and no drugs that can slow the process. We were told of a test that could be administered. The first test to find out if it is a male or female, the second test(if a male)would determine if he had the fatal disease. This test can be done early, but comes with a high chance of a miscarriage, it is recommended at 16 weeks. We made the choice to have the test as recommended, because if the fetus did not have the disease, we did not want any harm done. We also made the choice not to bring someone into the world with such a disease. Thankfully it never came down to that, our prayers were answered and we went on to have two healthy girls. Now when they grow older, we will have to explain to them that if they have a boy, it has a 95% of having the disease. And they will have to discuss having children and the choices that can be made with anyone they decide to marry. At some point they may be faced with the same decision, and I hope the government is not making it for them. Why would you think that government should should get involved and make such a sensitive family decision?
What would you do if you were the father? First of all, before getting into a situation of conception, I would bring up the issue of choice and where she stood on that. If I were in the situation(like him) where I wanted the other children, I would ask her to have them and draw up paperwork taking full responsibility for them. That seems to be one of her main issues.
Each case is different. Is it ok in some cases but not in others? Where do you draw the line? The far left will say choice no matter the situation, the far right will say no choice no matter the situation. There seems to be no middle ground in choice, so I decide for choice.