Would you have a baby with no arms / no legs?

[Anonymous]

My Dad's a developmentalist and he's very honest about the impact he sees. Divorces in this kind of situation are really common with one parent just totally bailing. It gets a lot harder as the kid gets older.

[Anonymous]

I thought from the title it was the potential mom who had no limbs.

[Anonymous]

I would terminate. God has given us that choice, in my opinion.

In the "old days", that baby would have been left to die in most cases.

[Anonymous]

Bob, Matt, Art, Chip... so many name options.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I would terminate. God has given us that choice, in my opinion.

In the "old days", that baby would have been left to die in most cases.

Or, the mother would be lied to and told the baby died soon after birth.

You are not going to get an award for bringing a non viable human being into the world, as many evangelical christians seem to believe.

[Anonymous]

This country will not help you raise that baby or defray the costs. Or take care of the person once the caregivers are infirm or dead. You will be bled dry by doctors, hospitals, and insurers.

Terminate. This country has made its priorities clear.

[Anonymous]

I would terminate. Life would be miserable for the child.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I've always known that if I had conceived a child with a trisomy I would terminate. A friend is having a baby with no known defect, but will be born without limbs.

I feel like that is so much more of a gray area. I honestly don't know what I would have done. What would your thought process have been?

I feel like it would have been obvious at an early scan (12 weeks) to make it easier to terminate, but this person didn't get it until 4/5 months.

I would have terminated with no second thought.

[Anonymous]

I would have the baby. Is it worse than a kid ending up in prison?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I would bevreally worried about yhe challenges but I would give him/her a chance to live. Look up Nick Vujicic, he seems more accomplished than many DCUMs even without limbs
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nick_Vujicic?wprov=sfti1

No

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I would have the baby. Is it worse than a kid ending up in prison?

You should not have kids.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I would have the baby. Is it worse than a kid ending up in prison?

What does one have to do with another?

[Anonymous]

I would terminate. I am a Christian and do not believe God wants us to suffer (baby or parents in this case).

My child was diagnosed with a rare condition at 20 weeks. It took me so long to get pregnant I was stubborn and proceeded anyway. It took a huge emotional, physical and monetary toll on me and I don't think I could do it again.

I watched my child suffer while waiting for a life saving medical intervention and it was awful. Would not recommend.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I would have the baby. Is it worse than a kid ending up in prison?

The story of Abraham catastrophic ending

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I would have the baby. Is it worse than a kid ending up in prison?

Yes, because in the US, having this child will completely bankrupt you and your family for the rest of your life.

Your other kids may end up going down the path to prison.