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Part 2: what if you found out their diagnosis 1 week after birth

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[โ€“] marcie@lemmy.ml 9 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago)

I think it's ethical to abort any baby. It's parasitic on the host, if you don't consent to the idea how is it any worse than getting a flu vaccine

If you don't think you can provide a better life for your kid than state care could I see putting it up for adoption to be ethically mandatory