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Warpy

(111,259 posts)
5. I wish people would wake up to the fact that
Thu Jun 10, 2021, 06:44 PM
Jun 2021

ignorant bible beaters make absolutely rotten politicians. Down's doesn't just make a kid a slow learner, it can comewith catastrophic health issues and we still have no rational health care system, no support for working women, no real system in place for when these kids grow up, and abysmally low wages. That adds up to overstressed families and a lot of kids who could lead productive lives with help who fall through chasms, not cracks.

Those bible beating assholes need to fix those problems first. Then we'll talk about the ethics of aborting a healthy pregnancy when the fetus has Down's. It's still not their choice, though. We'll just talk about it.

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