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Old 05-14-2004, 04:09 PM   #84
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Originally posted by ladysycamore
How so? The parents are told of the issues that they will be facing, and if they choose to go ahead and have the child, then they need to get their house in order.
"Oh dear, I never though Little Jimmy would need constant care for the Attention Deficit/Retardation/CF/Autism/Downs/What-have-you. I guess I'll just leave him in a pile of his own excrement while I go out to work..."

Almost by definition, the people who make these bad decisions will be the most ill-equipped to deal with the consequences. Again, the hypothetical children will be the ones who suffer the most.

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