I'm an American but studied abroad in Denmark for around 6 months. When I was there, I found out that the Nordic countries have virtually eradicated down syndrome by testing pregnant people for it. 99% choose to abort. How do you guys feel about this?
Personally this is quite disturbing to me. I've known people with down syndrome who live happy, quality lives. Even if it is up to the mother whether or not to abort, when it happens 99% of the time, is it not cultural eugenics? It seems the culture is almost afraid of taking care of a child with down syndrome. Especially in one of the wealthiest countries in the world, where the resources to take care of them are more widely available. If you could test for other things like autism, or even something like extreme depression, would yall do the same thing?
EDIT: I am strongly pro choice and I have talked to many American people on both sides of the political spectrum about this and they unanimously agree with me. On an individual level, I support everyones right to make their own decisions, but when it gets to the population level it becomes more of a cultural issue. There seems to be a cultural agreement that children with down syndrome are too difficult to care for. Does that make it ok to eradicate them? I honestly don't know
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The original was posted on /r/denmark by /u/queen_bs at 2024-03-13 15:12:18+00:00.
therapistuncle at 2024-03-13 19:56:18+00:00 ID:
kuq6fdzyou are under the misconception that these things are not functionally the same. It is not like their existance is planned out at conception and we are snuffing it out, they are simply not brought in to this world. Selecting to carry a downs syndrome child to term is all kinds of selfish or because you believe in some made up bullshit, which is just as bad.
Ok-Cow-1900 at 2024-03-13 20:10:27+00:00 ID:
kuq90y0For some reason this troll believes that you have a right to be born... Claims to be pro choice, but also think.the choice people make are morally wrong lmao.
queen_bs (OP) at 2024-03-13 20:22:58+00:00 ID:
kuqbc4oIt's not the choice that is morally wrong, it's the stigma that having a child with down syndrome will ruin your life that is morally wrong
Ok-Cow-1900 at 2024-03-13 20:26:02+00:00 ID:
kuqbwemNo one is saying it ruins our lives, it places a greater burden and it makes sure that the child will have a shit life.
At this point I can only come to three conclusions, either you have DS, you are trolling or you are religious.