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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]People are crazy about this kind of stuff, OP!  Don’t let the DCUM negativity get to you.

I agree that being alive is better than being dead, and that giving these embryos a chance to be alive is on balance a good thing.  You cannot guarantee them a perfect life but that is true of every baby born!  Should we all stop having kids because they might someday experience negative emotions?  It’s a part if life!  You do what you can and you leave the rest up to fate/god/whatever.

I also agree that it is very different from adoption.  [b]With adoption, the baby already exists and then the parents opt out of parenting their kid.[/b]  With embryo donation, this is the only way to offer the child a chance at existence and you have done so in a way that leave the door open for the child to know more about his/her genetic heritage should that need arise.

I think this is a great way to honor the struggle you had conceiving and the blessed result of your own three kids by giving another family a chance at having a child.[/quote]

I find this question fascinating, and frankly the whole discussion.

If you believe an embryo is not a baby, then why wouldn't abortion be just as valid a decision? [b]I am also curious as to OP's thoughts on abortion. [/b]

OP touched on the part where I feel it truly differs from traditional adoption. Carrying a baby term leaves indelible marks on both the baby and the mother. The baby has heard and felt and been fed by the mother. The mom has felt the baby move and hiccup and the baby is altering mom's body. I also believe this path mitigates the pain for both.

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OP here.

I am pro-choice. A woman's body is her own to control.

However, I would not get an abortion for myself, unless the baby's condition was incompatible with life, or carrying the baby threatened my own life.[/quote]

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