Do you think abortion should be encouraged or required for autistic, Down syndrome and other mentally and physically disabled babies?

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[–]jet199 2 insightful - 2 fun2 insightful - 1 fun3 insightful - 2 fun -  (2 children)

Eugenics is when people control who can reproduce to change the genes present in the population.

Parents individually choosing to have a child or not based on an illness it has is not eugenics.

[–]Evola 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

It is eugenics and it's a good thing.

[–]UncleWillard56 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

Similar though, no? If you test the fetus and find that it may not be viable or it will be born with disabilities and decide to abort, you're practicing a form of eugenics.