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If you were born with a disease that made you blind, complete loss of hearing by 20, have seizures, require a feeding tube, colostomy bag, wheelchair and have sleep apnea. Would you want to live? (lemmy.world)

submitted 3 days ago by TheReanuKeeves@lemmy.world to c/asklemmy@lemmy.ml

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Part 2: if you were the parent, would you feel it would be ethical to keep them alive?

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[–] TheLeadenSea@sh.itjust.works 3 points 2 days ago (1 children)

No. My main reason for wanting to live as is is so I can improve the world for others, and in that situation I'd just be a drain on society, and also suffering.

If I was a parent I would not make decisions for my child, assuming they are capable of making decisions, it's not my choice whether they should live or die. By the same token, I wouldn't bring then into the world in the first place, however, as they cannot provide consent to live.

[–] Dyskolos@lemmy.zip 2 points 2 days ago

My main reason for wanting to live as is is so I can improve the world for others

What a damn noble, yet horribly rare, ethics to live by is that? Kudos...