Should all retarded fetuses be aborted?

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  • DOSW
    DOSW Posts: 2,014
    Cuntified C wrote:
    I find the term 'retarded' to describe down syndrome babies rather offensive I have to say.

    Says the guy with the username "Cuntified C."
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  • Skitch Patterson
    Skitch Patterson Posts: 642
    dunkman wrote:
    the OP didnt mention Down Syndrome...


    retarded
    # relatively slow in mental or emotional or physical development; "providing a secure and sometimes happy life for the retarded"

    i think the OP was meaning more than just Down Syndrome kids... retarded is just catch all phrase.


    Who cares what the word was actually means, or what intent the person actually used the word in.

    I think we should all feel bad for CUNTified C that a word offends them.
  • not for me?
    not for me? Posts: 501
    Pj_Gurl wrote:
    It’s an entirely moral issue, either you believe abortion is wrong, or you don’t. Each side has such deeply established opinions that any debate about abortion pretty much turns into a screaming match to see which side can get the most offended. I don't think i have ever contributed to an abortion debate on here.

    With such an emotionally charged situation you’re never going to change anybody’s mind. What people arguing for or against abortion really need to do, is to try to respect the other side, no matter how wrong you think they are and realize sometimes people just don’t agree. It will eat you up otherwise. You just have to accept that people are going to feel differently on this issue.

    I didn't want to change any minds. I just wanted them to know that after I read their reasons to abort these babies, I felt sick to my stomach. And the use of "retard" is just ignorant and childish, especially when actually talking about the mentally disabled.
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  • Jeanwah
    Jeanwah Posts: 6,363
    I can't believe you people. How old are the people here anyway? Get a grip and quit using a derogatory term to describe those with mental challenges. This thread disgusts me.
  • iamica
    iamica Chicago Posts: 2,628
    It's a choice that the woman has to make, in conjunction with her doctor. With the possible exception of the father, it's no one else's business.
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  • dunkman
    dunkman Posts: 19,646
    Jeanwah wrote:
    I can't believe you people. How old are the people here anyway? Get a grip and quit using a derogatory term to describe those with mental challenges. This thread disgusts me.


    the word 'retard' isnt really derogatory... its just been made out to be so... but its a proper word.

    this is from a medical dictionary "The brain damage will retard the child's language development"
    oh scary... 40000 morbidly obese christians wearing fanny packs invading europe is probably the least scariest thing since I watched an edited version of The Care Bears movie in an extremely brightly lit cinema.
  • cincybearcat
    cincybearcat Posts: 16,959
    As no fetus should be aborted, then certainly not "retarded" fetuses.
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  • Jeanwah
    Jeanwah Posts: 6,363
    dunkman wrote:
    the word 'retard' isnt really derogatory... its just been made out to be so... but its a proper word.

    this is from a medical dictionary "The brain damage will retard the child's language development"

    It's not an acceptable term in today's society. It's very obvious that people who think it is acceptable have never interacted with a person who has challenges.
  • dunkman
    dunkman Posts: 19,646
    Jeanwah wrote:
    It's not an acceptable term in today's society. It's very obvious that people who think it is acceptable have never interacted with a person who has challenges.

    it is if used properly. i disagree.

    http://www.nlm.nih.gov/MEDLINEPLUS/ency/article/001523.htm

    the US government is still using it in its correct context... but i know what you mean... its like the word 'gay' which was a normal word but now used in a derogatory fashion.
    oh scary... 40000 morbidly obese christians wearing fanny packs invading europe is probably the least scariest thing since I watched an edited version of The Care Bears movie in an extremely brightly lit cinema.
  • puremagic
    puremagic Posts: 1,907
    keithjam wrote:
    Should all retarded fetuses be aborted?

    Your thoughts?

    Let the war begin.


    Move to Texas where it's legal. Governor Perry of Texas has no problem with aborting retarded fetuses or retarded or deformed children. Hell, they don't even need the parent's consent.
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  • rldriver2
    rldriver2 Posts: 27
    brandon10 wrote:
    See that's the difference between me and republicans. Although I may feel that the world may be better off without retards, I would never ever consider forcing my belief on others.

    Are you fucking serious?
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  • Brain of J.Lo
    Brain of J.Lo Posts: 3,259
    dunkman wrote:
    it is if used properly. i disagree.

    http://www.nlm.nih.gov/MEDLINEPLUS/ency/article/001523.htm

    the US government is still using it in its correct context... but i know what you mean... its like the word 'gay' which was a normal word but now used in a derogatory fashion.

    This is true. My sister is a teacher and has worked at an alternative school for kids with a huge range of special needs, and the word "retarded" is technically the appropriate/acceptable word in some cases. Yes, it has a very negative connotation because some assholes run around calling people "retards", but it is an acceptable word when used in it's proper context.
  • Brain of J.Lo
    Brain of J.Lo Posts: 3,259
    keithjam wrote:
    Should all retarded fetuses be aborted?

    Your thoughts?

    Let the war begin.

    :confused:

    What is your motivation for asking this question? To be provocative and pick a fight?
  • rldriver2
    rldriver2 Posts: 27
    I can't believe this discussion is even happening on this board, I'm appalled at THE MAJORITY of the responses.

    First of all, to use the term "retard" or "the retarded" is just as offensive to some as the term "nigger" is to others.

    And to suggest that a person that happens to be developmentally delayed should not be given a chance at life is fucking disgusting.

    The ironic part is that I'm sure all this shit is coming from a bunch of fucking so called liberals that would piss all over themselves if someone posted:

    "Should all nigger and wet back fetuses be aborted?"
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  • blackredyellow
    blackredyellow Posts: 5,889
    I find it humorous that some jackass with 16 posts makes this thread and disappears.

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  • mammasan
    mammasan Posts: 5,656
    Why would anyone even ask this question?
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  • inmytree
    inmytree Posts: 4,741
    keithjam wrote:
    Should all retarded fetuses be aborted?

    Your thoughts?

    Let the war begin.

    if this happened...you would be around to ask such a question....
  • decides2dream
    decides2dream Posts: 14,977
    not for me? wrote:
    They're still fucking human. You all make me sick.



    and what's so fantabulous about being a human being? are we supreme beings? seriously...just b/c something has the possibility of becoming a human, so what? we are not the end-all, be-all...no matter our self-inflated sense of self. we are animals on this planet like any other, no matter our inteligence or place in the pecking order.


    beyond that, abortion is a personal choice, one that ultimately lies with the mother, but hopefully too the father is involved in the decision as well. personally, i do not see it as a 'moral' issue at all, i see it as a belief. i do not believe an embryo is a human being. i believe it has the possibility of becoming a human being. under 12 weeks of age it does not have a fully formed central nervous system, which means it cannot think or feel. i am against cruelty...but with no function for pain, i see no cruelty, nor any lack of morality, in ending the possibility of life outside the womb. i have expressed this sentiment oftentimes on this board. i know many disagree with me and that's a-ok imo as long as no one tries to force their personally held beliefs on the decision making process of another. therefore of course i do NOT condone aborting all retarded fetuses, or all any fetuses...b/c that choice belongs on the individual level.
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  • dunkman
    dunkman Posts: 19,646
    decides2dream wrote:
    and what's so fantabulous about being a human being? are we supreme beings? seriously...just b/c something has the possibility of becoming a human, so what? we are not the end-all, be-all...no matter our self-inflated sense of self. we are animals on this planet like any other, no matter our inteligence or place in the pecking order.


    this made me think... you know if an animal gives birth to a 'retarded' animal... that animal is normally is excluded or left to die.. like a runt or whatever... if we are just 'animals' then wouldnt we just leave mentally challenged babies to fend for themselves? you know if we are just 'animals'?
    oh scary... 40000 morbidly obese christians wearing fanny packs invading europe is probably the least scariest thing since I watched an edited version of The Care Bears movie in an extremely brightly lit cinema.
  • decides2dream
    decides2dream Posts: 14,977
    dunkman wrote:
    this made me think... you know if an animal gives birth to a 'retarded' animal... that animal is normally is excluded or left to die.. like a runt or whatever... if we are just 'animals' then wouldnt we just leave mentally challenged babies to fend for themselves? you know if we are just 'animals'?




    it's a choice.
    the other animals may choose that, we may choose that....theoretically. one may choose to abort based solely on this information, one could try to give the child up for adoption after birth, one could choose to raise the child.....all valid choices to make.


    btw - i never said 'just animals'....simply stated we are animals. human animals. we are what we are.
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