People act like a ‘defective’ human being is worthless. “They’re going to die young anyway. May as well save everybody the trouble.”
A couple of years ago we took in a stray kitten. He was adorable and so filled with personality and sweetness. His hips and spine were deformed. He was severely cross-eyed and had another deformity of the bottom lip that made it impossible to completely close his mouth.
We loved the heck out of that little guy. When he died, about a year later, my kids were heartbroken. I told them to be grateful for the time that we had with him. Be glad that we were able to give him a good life, even though it was short. That little guy never knew a moment of fear or hunger. He’d lay in our arms for hours every night and sleep cuddled up while we rocked him. Just a ball of furry purr.
Now why can’t we have that attitude toward our babies? Toward our fellow human beings? What’s wrong with just loving the heck out of someone and giving them the best life that *they* can have - even if it’s shorter or not the ‘quality’ that the average person enjoys?
My son is a T1 diabetic and I know that there are people who believe he should never have been born. He’s too expensive. Odds are, he’s going to die younger than average.
But I could be in a car crash tomorrow and my life could be cut short. There are no guarantees and that’s what people are looking for.
Caring for our disabled elevates *US*.
But society see it as an inconvenience.
“Burdened by a baby” indeed...
Hostility to a T1 child. Appalling.