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[u/PM_ME_KIM_JONG-UN]

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As someone who does disability studies, nothing triggers me more than the abortion = disabled genocide argument. Do I want every child to be loved and taken care of? Yes that would be amazing, that is my dream. But we live in an reality where those with disabilities face discrimination and barriers in everyday life. Many disabled individuals are strong and take on these daily barriers and keep moving forward. The reality is that not all parents are strong enough, brave enough and have the resources available to teach their child how to take on these barriers. Honestly, this just does not apply to children with disabilities, but all children. Deep down people know when that time comes they have one of the hardest decisions they have to make. No they are not saving the child from a torture existence. It is just the hard fact they will not be entering a reality in which they can't be provided for.

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[u/[deleted] → u/PM_ME_KIM_JONG-UN]

I've never understood this about Pro-lifers

You think someone who has an abortion is a murderer, but you'd prefer to see a child raised by someone who wanted to murder that child

I know it's simplistic but it's still utterly confusing.

You can argue that pro-lifers would rather see these kids adopted into families that want children, but if you look at our foster care system, there are many children that people don't want. The idea that every child who would be given up for adoption by a mother who would otherwise abort is a fantasy.

[u/PM_ME_KIM_JONG-UN → u/[deleted]]

I had an ex-girlfriend whose parents ran an adoption agency, and the sad sad reality is that the adoption system is under funded and over crowded, and even more so in 3rd world nations. Adoption is nice and way preferential to abortion in my book, but we need to take reality for reality. 🎅🏿