Poll: You Discover Your Child Will Be...

[Dr. Gorgenflex]

ABORT THAT FUCKER!

 

[Gudrests]

the guy...(i cant figure out who said it...2 many lines) that the kid shouldnt be aborted...and you say it in this post...cause if so i dont see it... but its true...its lacking even basic survial skills...

 

[Gudrests]

Hold on. They won't mentally age past one year?

I have a brother who's mentality is relatable to a small child. (5-6 years. He's 26.) He's actually a blasty-blast to be around.

But... one year? I gotta admit, that would just become tedious as hell. I can't properly answer the poll as I would only give it up for adoption if I could find a good family prior to the birth. So I guess both abortion and adoption, depending on the situation.

your brother has the mental capasity of a 5 year old...if the kid was going to come out that way. i say go for it keep him...you can teach a 5 year old. a 5 year old can learn....he might not lead the kind of life you and i have..but he will learn...i hate kids...but who dont love a 5 year old...hell my grandpa acts like he's 5 and even laughs like it... but we still keep him (grandpa's just silly nothing wrong with him like that) a 1 year old means they dont have enough intelegence to live really.... but your right. tbh if you can find a family that will be nice to the 1 year old for life...thats the best choice...other wise...abortion.

 

[JourneyThroughHell]

Abort it without a second breath or though. It would be miserable, and more importantly, I would be miserable.

Not to be the morality warrior here, but that's a little bit selfish, isn't it?
OT: Well... hell, I don't know.
Of course, abortion in this case might be regarded as an act of mercy, but, at the same time... yeah, probably abortion.
His existance would be totally joyless and, while I'm not sure how a person incapable of functioning normally usually feels, I do imagine it's not too good of a feeling.

 

[Skeleton Jelly]

(Spawned from a debate with a friend) Let's say, you're expecting a child with your girlfriend (or boyfriend, doesn't matter). However, within a week or two into the pregnancy, you're informed by the doctor that your child will grow up to have severe mental retardation. When I say that, I don't mean kind of slow in a charming Forrest Gump way, I mean they will never mentally develop past the age of a one year old. They will require constant care by you up until the day you die, and even beyond that by others such as relatives, workers at institutions, etc. Now in this position, what would you choose to do with this child?* Would you have it aborted, or perhaps give it up for adoption if you're against that sort of thing, or just choose to raise the child anyways, believing that your child's (and all) life is sacred? Regarding the abortion, there would be no health risks, and it would be within the first trimester.
*Question of thread placed in bold (also assuming your partner would agree with your decision)

Personally, I would choose to have the child aborted. Perhaps that makes me a total monster, but at my age (teenager), I'm still unsure if I would even want a child, and to be trapped with one for my entire life sounds horrifying. Not only that, but I know for a fact that I would be a horrible father and caregiver to any child like that. The loss of freedom from having a kid is something that I could deal with, because it's a commitment to raise your child, watch it learn and grow and eventually leave, thus ending the commitment. (partially, I understand there are still times where they may need help, but the fact is you're not still cleaning out their diapers) However, if your kid was like this, there would be no happiness or pride at watching them grow and develop, because they don't grow up, just grow older, and I view that more as being enslaved than anything else. Not only that, but they would eventually just become a burden to any relatives, for when me and my girlfriend finally die, they will have to foot the bill (or time and personal energy), to care for the kid, enslaving them as well.

I understand that many will view this question (and myself) with contempt, and will question how this could even be an issue. But, I personally find it to be a good question, for it is something a friend and I debated for quite some time, and neither of us are quite sure what we would actually do if placed in this predicament. So, what would you do? (and please elaborate, don't just vote)

Do you possibly live in Winnipeg? Me and my group of friends bring this up ALL the time.

I would choose abortion. Simply because it would be the mindset of the child. Going through life and the child probably can't comprehend the fact that it is mentally retarded and a burden on society. So it goes on living, thinking that is normal (normal in the sense that the majority of the people on the planet aren't mentally disabled), but really, it's not.

It's kinda like the same way when a child is raised by foster parents all their life. And they think that it's actually their real biological parents. You'd want to know if you're adopted, and you'd want to know that you're a burden on society. Because really, that's what they are. They're human beings of course, but they can't contribute anything if they're 100% mentally incompetent.

 

[Ekit]

I'd abort it.

I feel horrible because everytime I try to write down my reasoning behind the abortion I realize that I don't really have a good reason, besides "My child won't be able to contribute to society and is therefore unworthy of living."

I hate myself...

 

[Ekit]

Sorry for double post.

 

[Snownine]

Raise it or put it up for adoption. I don't know which one though. I hope I never have to make such a decision.

 

[Julianking93]

I may sound like an asshole, but I'd go with abortion.

I mean, I'd probably abort it despite it's mental state since I'm only 16 and don't want any kids now, so I'd do it none the less.

 

[MrJohnson]

More common would be that they develop mentally, but they are physically crippled severely. Like completely paralyzed to the point their vocal cords don't develop and they can't walk. In which case that is one of the most depressing existents ever, and someone who forces another being to living in a scenario where their entire life is watching everything and never being able to actually do anything, and people who think they are doing the right thing by not aborting them are doing the exact opposite.

 

[TerranReaper]

Abortion, I wouldn't feel good about it, but it's saving that child from suffering as well as myself.

 

[crazyfoxdemon]

I'd abort it...

 

[Pendragon9]

Being a religious person, I can't really find any reason not to abort him.

When I'm against abortion, it's usually because it's a potential human life at stake. But if that human life already has no potential and will just be miserable for the rest of it's life remaining in the mentality of a one year old, then, I don;'t know.

 

[Lavi]

Easy.

One year old.
Can it form complex sentences and strains of thought?
No.
Well, is it going to DO anything of any consequence especially without language?
Nope, and it won't even interact with its environment.
So, it is never going to LIVE?
Nope.

ABORTION. Hey, no one else has made a differentiation between living and a life, so I made one.

 

[Tourette]

Abort, but not for myself, for the unborn as that is no way to go through life.

 

[Guitarmasterx7]

That thing would be aborted so fast it'd make your head spin. First of all, that's a huge burden, both financially and physically. Looking after a baby is a lot of work, that alone is something I don't want to do, but looking after a giant baby for the rest of my life is something that I absolutely would not do, but that pretense also creates its own problem. Some higher functioning autistics can at least get jobs and try to be a contributing member of society. Even the vegetative "moan and drool" kind don't overtly cause problems. Babies are rambunctious and mentally undeveloped. They scream, they cry, they throw tantrums, and they have no concept of right and wrong. A 20 year old man with the mind of a one year old could actually be very dangerous.

 

[xAnarchysAngelx]

Well being 16 I would have the abortion. I can't raise a child at this age, and the delivery could kill me/it ether way.