RE: 'After-birth abortion' is logically sound
March 13, 2012 at 6:02 pm
(This post was last modified: March 13, 2012 at 6:05 pm by Minimalist.)
(March 13, 2012 at 3:58 pm)ChadWooters Wrote:(March 13, 2012 at 3:13 pm)Minimalist Wrote: Tay-Sachs is not "handicapped."
It is a death sentence. The brain slowly turns to mush.
Last time I heard the mortality rate was 100%. Everyone dies.
But you apparently want this child to suffer for years before attaining that natural result?
Quote:Infants with Tay-Sachs disease appear to develop normally for the first few months of life. Then, as nerve cells become distended with fatty material, a relentless deterioration of mental and physical abilities occurs. The child becomes blind, deaf, and unable to swallow. Muscles begin to atrophy and paralysis sets in. Other neurological symptoms include dementia, seizures, and an increased startle reflex to noise.
Quote:Presently there is no treatment for Tay-Sachs disease. Anticonvulsant medicine may initially control seizures. Other supportive treatment includes proper nutrition and hydration and techniques to keep the airway open. Children may eventually need a feeding tube.
Quote:Even with the best of care, children with Tay-Sachs disease usually die by age 4, from recurring infection.
Don't expect a humanitarian of the year award for prolonging this.
Quote:Cognitive dissonance or doublethink?
Flat out fucking stupid? Just like all the other jesus freaks?
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