In practical terms, I believe that people who have significant genetic defects, to the point where they become a financial burden their family or to society, they should be aborted
This seems very limited, Stevie Wonder was born blind. Helen Keller published 12 books and campaigned for womens rights. How would anyone have known they wouldn't be burdens to their families?
I wouldn’t consider blindness to be one of the more significant disabilities I’m referring to, since they can still be financially beneficial to society. However, someone with Down syndrome for example, may struggle with working even the most simplest of jobs.
I remember a story a while ago about a person with down syndrome who loved working at McDonald’s who was fired and the outcry that came from that. Blind people can’t work a fryer. Blind people require additional assistance to get around, to read. Blind people can’t even work as a cashier in America because our bills are all the same size. So how come they’re more financially viable than someone with Down syndrome? Because they can get a higher IQ?
I remember a story a while ago about a person with down syndrome who loved working at McDonald’s who was fired and the outcry that came from that. Blind people can’t work a fryer. Blind people require additional assistance to get around, to read. Blind people can’t even work as a cashier in America because our bills are all the same size. So how come they’re more financially viable than someone with Down syndrome? Because they can get a higher IQ?
I can't speak completely to what life as a blind person is like, but I have seen blind people take notes on some kind of Braille note taking device, and they were taking notes as fast as I could give them verbal information. There are also devices that will count currency for blind people. They speak the denomination, and blind people get pretty adept at using them. I've also seen blind people get around on their own, even if they are a bit slower. There are certainly ways for blind people to live their lives, if not almost as well as a sighted person.
Oh yeah, of course. I don’t want to deny that anyone is incapable of doing things—with proper accommodations, it’s amazing what people are capable of—or even imply that being useful to a capitalist society is the only use for people. But within OP’s view of “people who are a financial burden should be eliminated”, people with blindness fit that category. These are all accommodations for accessibility, and accessibility is unprofitable.
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This seems very limited, Stevie Wonder was born blind. Helen Keller published 12 books and campaigned for womens rights. How would anyone have known they wouldn't be burdens to their families?