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As a disabled person (spina bifida), for the most part, at least on quality-of-life issues, I would not have ever wanted to be aborted. However, I accasionally do think of the enormous amount of money spent dealing with medical conditions. On the third hand, where exactly as a society do we draw the line? Plus, if we didn't spend so much money on defense, maybe we could assure a better quality of life for the disabled.
Anybody? I know this hits home on here.
Quote:COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Ohio is prohibiting doctors from performing abortions based on a diagnosis of Down syndrome, joining other states with similarly strict legislation.
Republican Gov. John Kasich signed the legislation into law on Friday. Lawmakers had sent the bill to him earlier this month, in one of their last acts of the year.
The legislation, which cleared the GOP-led Legislature with some Republican opposition, makes it a crime for a doctor to terminate a pregnancy based on knowledge of Down syndrome, a genetic abnormality that causes developmental delays and medical conditions such as heart defects and respiratory and hearing problems.
As a disabled person (spina bifida), for the most part, at least on quality-of-life issues, I would not have ever wanted to be aborted. However, I accasionally do think of the enormous amount of money spent dealing with medical conditions. On the third hand, where exactly as a society do we draw the line? Plus, if we didn't spend so much money on defense, maybe we could assure a better quality of life for the disabled.
Anybody? I know this hits home on here.
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