Health

Is it ethical to have children if you have a serious hereditary disease?

For

People should have the freedom to start families.

Against

It may pass on suffering to the next generation.

Anonymous excerpts, translated where noted.

For

  • people have the right to choose even if I think it's messed up.
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  • I will never be in favor of saying one group of people should or shouldn’t have children. That is an individual choice.
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Against

  • You are potentially giving that child a horrible life
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  • Willing inflicting that onto an innocent child is appalling.
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