See my post #118.
Don't assume all of these children would die. I didn't. And my mother gladly spent her life savings and would have done it even if I only lived a few weeks.
Are you a parent?
"Don't assume all of these children would die."
I'm not. I'm assuming severe mental retardation or a physical handicap that would require life support. I'm also assuming that the parents can't pay for a lifetime of this type of treatment.
I am a parent of 2 children. Personally, I don't see how a parent could make that decision, but again, I haven't been in their shoes, so to speak. My babies were healthy at birth.
When I was 5 years old the doctor's told me parents I would never be able to read, write, function in society as normal person. If my mom and dad had believed them and gave up what would have happend? Well, they didn't and here I am today a 32 year old stay at home mom, who did graduate from high school and went to college for 3 years. Sooner or later we will get to the point that we should just get rid of children who can't even function or basically are told they can't function normally in society. What a bunch of horse crap!