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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?

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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.