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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]How dare we as a society help provide care for children with special needs?  OP you are so right, all our SN kids should be aborted if known in utero and we should just kill those when we discover their SN later on in life.  Thanks, good to know you are such caring individual.  [/quote]

Many babies with microencephaly don't live and/or live very short painful lives.[/quote]

Actually many babies, children and teens do live those kinds of lives, but often they are not kept in public view.  So, while they are alive and well, we don't see them often out in public.  Who are you to decide if someone else's child has a right to live?  How do you know the government will pay for it?  We have done everything privately for our SN kid from schools to therapies.  When we tried to get into the public school they gave us a huge run and basically refused.  It wasn't worth spending the money on attorney fees vs. a private school.  So, should my child never have been born because you may not deem his life worthy as your child's?[/quote]

Honestly, this isn't about the fact that you made this decision for your family. The issue is whether the government should be able to legislate that all families must give birth to severely brain damaged children and support them with their own resources.  Good for you for making that choice, and best of luck with your child... I just hope you can have an open mind to recognize this choice may not make sense for other families in different (medical, financial, personal) situations.[/quote]

I didn't give birth nor did anyone let us know our child would have issues.  It very easily could have been my child with similar issues.  As a culture, yes I think we should all help to support these kids and families.  Abortion should be a choice and families should get that choices, but just as often families do not know their child will have severe issues till it is too late.  If the children are born in the US, they are citizens and are entitled to care as their birthright.  [/quote]

Great, well, until Republicans are willing to put their money where their mouth is, I think families should be able to make the choice for themselves. We both know Trump/Pence haven't thought through what this means for everyday working people. [/quote]

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