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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]My child has microcephaly, not due to Zika and not something that could be detected in utero. There is no reason to think he will have a short, painful life. He is a joyful kid and attends a public school. He does have developmental and medical issues and has significantly more medical bills than a typical kid, which are covered through a combination of private insurance and Medicaid.

I am pro-choice, but using inaccurate and fear-mongering information about people with disabilities is not a good tactic for fighting abortion bans. [/quote]

But if it were detected early and was very severe, shouldn't parents have the choice? 
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Yes, as I said I am pro choice. Personally I don't think I would abort a child with disabilities unless the condition was going to cause near certain very early death. i fear that the kind of language being used here--conflating all disabilities or special needs with  short painful useless life--is inaccurate and denies the humanity of people with disabilities. [b]It might also contribute to people feeling like it is the "responsible" thing to do to abort children with special needs, an idea I find horrific.[/b] [/quote]

It might be in cases of severe microcephaly. That's not horrific, that's reality.[/quote]

No, what is horrific is that you just said it would be the responsible thing to do to abort a wanted pregnancy because the child has disabilities. [/quote]

No, that's not what I said. I said it [i]might[/i] be responsible to abort [i]in case of severe microcephaly.[/i] I stand by that; there are [i]many[/i] conditions for which MFM will recommend abortion. I think you might be too close to this issue to be reasonable.[/quote]

[b]Until the child is born, you will not know the extent of the problems.[/b]  So, by your basis, you are recommending abortion for all with kids who might present with issues.[/quote]

Again, and I am going the kind here since you are way too close to this to be rational, yes, they have a very good sense of how bad microcephaly will be by looking at ultrasounds. And, again, no, I am not recommending abortion for any fetus who might have issues. Pretty sure MFM and other specialists have a decent handle on the conditions that warrant recommending abortion.[/quote]

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