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Date/Time 17 Mar 2014 12:23:46am
I find myself disagreeing with this article, based on the opinion that a disability is not something most people would choose for themselves or their close ones, if given a choice. Yes, it is fully possible to live a happy and fulfilling life with a disability, but the technology we have today makes it possible to choose, and I think that is important. A bunch of cells only a few weeks old will not know the difference, and if it feels wrong to remove even a potential life there is always the option of adoption or egg donation.

I know that most people feel that it is their right to use their reproductive system any way they choose, and I mostly agree, but at the same time I would like others to make responsible choices. I would not approve of anyone getting children if they are not economically stable, for example, and I myself have decided to abstain from children simply because I don't think I would be a good parent.