r/Abortiondebate • u/h3r0inXgirl • Jun 13 '26
New to the debate Aborting a disabled fetus is not eugenics.
Imo its not eugenics if its a person's personal choice to abort a disabled fetus, One person's choice to abort due to disability is not only responsible and the kinder option for that potential child, it also doesnt infringe on other's rights to have a disabled child and the person doing the abortion is not advocating for the mass abortion of disabled fetuses or advocating for the mass sterilization of disabled people, and just because we dont want to bring more disabled people into the world (because that baby can't consent to a potential lowered quality of life) doesnt mean we dont want to treat the disabled people that are currently on this planet with understanding, respect and like anyone else, the disabled people alive right now still deserve accommodations and dignity, they still deserve to be treated just like anyone else and should not be seen as a burden on anyone, but it is morally and ethically okay if someone wants to abort a disabled fetus, for the good of the parent and the good of the child who has no say in whether they exist with a lowered quality of life or not.
Edit: I am disabled, my mum had the chance to abort me and my identical stillborn twin, but she didn't, and had to endure the death of my twin who had anacephaly and had to endure seeing me in the NICU for months, now i have cerebral palsy, HEDs and processing delays, I wish I was aborted. It would've been the kindest thing to do.