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    8 days ago

    I mean, genetics are genetics.

    I may have epilepsy and am strongly considering getting a vasectomy so I don’t accidentaly create a fucked up kid that can’t live normally.

    Adoption is always an option an all’at. And plenty of romance can happen without kids… Hell, ESPECIALLY without kids lol.

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        7 days ago

        I mean, if you could screen your kid for known debillatating chronic diseases, you probably will, no?

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            6 days ago

            Abort a child who will live their life in pain. It won’t only be pain, for sure, but it will mostly be a life where their ability to interact with life will be severely limited

            It’s a hard topic, but I can probably say that my partner and I would probably abort and try again

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              6 days ago

              WTF? That’s not only ableism, that’s basically nazi eugenics, claiming that disabled people are less entitled to life than able-bodied children.

              No, I won’t kill my child due to disability. I will love my child no matter if they are disabled or not. I am not an ableist bigot.

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                6 days ago

                I think you’re trying to make this more binary than it needs to be.

                If they’re born mentally disabled, I will love and care for them and do my best to provide them all the opportunities life has to offer. If I can prevent them from being born with a debilitating illness, I will do my best to do so