tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7974953833926097598.post4958665762497634189..comments2013-04-10T23:30:10.327-07:00Comments on Green Eggs & Ham: To Abort or Not to Abort?EJhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16256336347679948896noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7974953833926097598.post-19659472774683801182009-02-27T07:58:00.000-08:002009-02-27T07:58:00.000-08:00"Maybe Johnny's mom shouldn't have freakin' had an..."Maybe Johnny's mom shouldn't have freakin' had another kid" <BR/>- I couldn't agree more that having children should not be a right. It seems kind of strange that you would mention this in the context of objecting to abortion.<BR/><BR/>On that first topic, perhaps that 80% of parents aren't all doing it to avoid the trials of raising a special needs child. Maybe most of them are doing it to spare their child the difficulties of <I>being</I> special needs. A loving parent wants to give their child every possible advantage, and not having developmental disorders would certainly be a big one.<BR/>I think what you point out about where to draw the line and that there will always be risks are both valid points, but I don't think its fair to claim prenatal screenings are indicative of selfishness. <BR/><BR/>No one would find it objectionable to have a preconception physical and then make decisions based on the results. Many people don't consider an embryo to be a person, in which case I don't see how a prenatal screening is much different than that. Really, its just an extension of the abortion debate - where do we draw the line between "human" and "potential human". It will never be answered.Bakarihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04002145755975841287noreply@blogger.com