tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6543853523791774463.post5612462774703299630..comments2023-10-06T11:13:20.836-04:00Comments on Izgad: Abortion Rights Versus the Rights of Special Needs Children (and All Other Inconvenient Individuals)Izgadhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03869626126435460209noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6543853523791774463.post-52007838249073290172008-11-15T18:35:00.000-05:002008-11-15T18:35:00.000-05:00Thank you Stephanie for your inspiring comments. Y...Thank you Stephanie for your inspiring comments. You seem to be someone actively involved in the issue. <BR/>I do agree with you that Palin was treated far more harshly than she deserved.Izgadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03869626126435460209noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6543853523791774463.post-50429306712871551352008-11-15T16:55:00.000-05:002008-11-15T16:55:00.000-05:00I would just like to add to this discussion about ...I would just like to add to this discussion about being a burden with some annoying quotes. "People are best supported by people who are well-supported" and "Support makes human frailty bearable".<BR/><BR/>Any of us could aquire a disability at any time and if you are not born with one you will certainly die with one. It is wrong to assume anyone would want to "not be born" and most of the adultsAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6543853523791774463.post-75179084415429844432008-10-06T23:50:00.000-04:002008-10-06T23:50:00.000-04:00Uhmn. Point of order:Amniocentesis has been availa...Uhmn. Point of order:<BR/><BR/>Amniocentesis has been available for quite some time. Formation of the fetal skeleton and other things can allow one to predetermine whether the child will have Downs, Mosaic Downs, or any of several other deformities.<BR/>Genetic testing just makes such occurrences easier to identify earlier with LESS risk to the fetus.<BR/>In fact, abortion and abandonment of Isaachttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04792616956635936671noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6543853523791774463.post-19142615599769828152008-09-07T11:35:00.000-04:002008-09-07T11:35:00.000-04:00Tobie I would see parents who screened for Asperge...Tobie <BR/><BR/>I would see parents who screened for Asperger Syndrome as being in the same boat as white parents, looking to adopt,who put down that they do not want a black child. Bigots.Izgadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03869626126435460209noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6543853523791774463.post-4246516840529451562008-09-07T06:16:00.000-04:002008-09-07T06:16:00.000-04:00This tangentially relates to the fascinating legal...This tangentially relates to the fascinating legal question of lawsuits for "wrongful birth". Such suits have already been filed, successfully, against genetic counsellers (sp?) who have given faulty advice leading to the plaintiff's birth. (Note: the baby, not the parents, is the plaintiff). In other words, there are courts that are willing to accept somebody's claim that it would, objectively, Tobiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14930468887760990485noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6543853523791774463.post-71444694927527372552008-09-06T23:46:00.000-04:002008-09-06T23:46:00.000-04:00Anonymous As a libertarian I do not believe in an ...Anonymous <BR/><BR/>As a libertarian I do not believe in an inalienable right to health care, but I do believe that all people have an inalienable right to life and that the government and society must protect all people no matter their race, religion or state of health. As a libertarian I believe that you should have the right to commit suicide, but it is still your right to live. As long as youIzgadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03869626126435460209noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6543853523791774463.post-43362164926239338002008-09-05T22:53:00.000-04:002008-09-05T22:53:00.000-04:00Excellent points, Izgad. Too bad a lot of Aspies ...Excellent points, Izgad. Too bad a lot of Aspies are so knee-jerk liberal that they won't take that stuff into consideration.James Patehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14247799389009268470noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6543853523791774463.post-12855383963559868452008-09-05T21:05:00.000-04:002008-09-05T21:05:00.000-04:00Since my early teens I have developed several seri...Since my early teens I have developed several serious chronic conditions. The amounts of time effort I must expend to keep myself at a minimum level of functioning--between the doctor's appointments, therapy, basic self care and accommodating my health problems--are tremendous. And my level of disability is nowhere near as severe as downs. I know deeply what it is like to care for someone Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com