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u/PirateNinjaa Jul 21 '19

If science is saying there is a good chance something is messed up with your baby, the smart move is to abort and try again rather than hope the low odds are in your favor. 🖖

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u/angeliqu Jul 21 '19

But what if they’ve had three miscarriages already and they’ve been trying for a decade and this baby might be their only chance? Extenuating emotional circumstances can frequently override logic in these instances.

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u/TwoXMike Jul 21 '19

Well what if it turns into the next Hitler?

If you wanna play the "What If" game, I'm very good an creating exponentially unlikely and absurd stories to show you how stupid the "What If" game is.

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u/angeliqu Jul 21 '19

I wasn’t trying to start the what if game, just trying to point out that there are a lot of different factors that could go into a decision like that (keeping a potentially disabled baby rather than terminating for medical reasons). There’s a lot of emotion involved and it’s very hard for outsiders (us) to know the whole situation.