Woman Aborts Baby at 28 Weeks Because of Baby's Deformed Left Hand

National Catholic Register ^ | 12/11/2014 | Matthew Archbold

[Morgana]

A couple in Australia has aborted their unborn child at 28 weeks after learning that the baby would be born with a deformed left hand. Mind you, at 28 weeks a baby has over a 90% chance of surviving outside the womb with proper healthcare. But the mother said she was "really, really depressed" about the baby's diagnosis so that would seem to trump the illegality or immorality of late-term abortions. The mother said she believed she would feel guilty for allowing a baby to live with a disability. "I grew up with many people who were disabled, and… there was discrimination," the mother told The Brisbane Times. "I didn't want my child to be discriminated against. The problem is... obvious because it is the fingers, and I think the child would have a very hard life." So in order to prevent the baby from ever being discriminated against, she killed the baby. Whew, and thus an imperfect life was narrowly avoided. My sister was born without a left hand, not even a deformed one. And she seems to be doing pretty well for herself. She's a mother of two and an actress in New York. Is she discriminated against? Sure. To think she should've been killed is preposterous to me. This thought that the imperfect life is not worth living is preposterous. Who has the perfect life? Who leads a life without sin, without hardship, without suffering discrimination? Those things are part of life, not an excuse to end it. You can not have redemption without sin or triumph without hardship or forgiveness without discrimination. My heart breaks over this case. The issue has created a legal stir and the woman has many defenders.

[tbw2]

There is an amazing video of a three year old boy born with amniotic band syndrome or some similar name, where he has a part of a fist and a nub or two of fingers. 3D printing is making amazing strides in printing cheap little prosthetic arms and legs - something most people couldn’t do with kids because the prosthetic costs thousands and has to be replaced as the kid grows.
He wanted a prosthetic hand that looked like Iron Man’s so he had a red and yellow prosthetic hand made by a charity. It cost around $50 plus volunteer design time.
The first thing he did was hold his hands together, then hold everyone else’s hands.
The “burden” of the disability she’s concerned about is going away.
And giving in to “you’re not perfect, off with you” opens the door to the kid that lives saying the same thing when she’s looking at expensive assisted living instead of living at home.

[left that other site]

I sometimes sit in and play the bass with my friend Kevin, who is a one-armed guitar player.

I teach guitar, but Kevin is a better player than I am.

And he is beloved.

[ScottinVA]

Murderous bitch. She oozes with evil.

[chris37]

Thank you kindly, momtothree, it really made me sad to read that she had done that.

[golf lover]

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