(January 10, 2017 at 8:12 pm)Catholic_Lady Wrote:(January 10, 2017 at 7:58 pm)Cato Wrote: Harsh? I think you should reserve that for the assholes intentionally bringing an unwanted child into the world. The best possible life would be for the parents with means to raise the child. It's the abject selfishness here that I find disgusting. Not much difference in my opinion from the Spartans rejecting undesirable children. The Spartans may have been less civilized about it, but it's the same thing. Far different from those mothers agonizing over giving up a child for the lack of means to raise it. These people disgust me.
I guess I don't see how it is selfish to go through a pregnancy (which is not easy) when you won't get anything out of it, so that you can give your mentally impaired child life and loving parents who are well equipped to take good care of him/her. I think having the child killed would be much more selfish.
Well, it's really not a selfless act, if the parents simply continue with the pregnancy out of a misguided notion that it keeps their asses from frying in Hell.
Rather than simply wanting to avoid heartache and pain, I would assume this hypothetical couple is just set on having "a good one". And perhaps have a religious objection to terminating a pregnancy that would result in what would clearly be an unwanted child (by the birth couple).
IMO, placing their child up for adoption would be much preferable to the prospect of one or both parents constantly simmering with resentment/anger/rage, and/or just generally being pissed off for having to raise a child who has no hope of ever being as cool, capable, and pretty as them.
I'd be very concerned for the impaired child's well-being, as well as any "good" kids they had, for having having to suffer such shallow, shitty parents.
So, I guess I would view this as a good or decent decision, made by a hollow person/couple.
