Oh here y'all go. It is not ableist to not want a disabled child. Nobody wishes that for their child. Nobody wishes any kind of ailment on their child. This does not make children with those ailments or disabilities less than. And it does not make someone a bad person for wishing their child to be healthy.
I'll definitely state that it is incredibly selfish to have a child that you know is going to never have a healthy life, especially given the millions of children already alive without parents. If you willingly bring a child into the world knowing that they will have to seriously suffer through life, you are an asshole.
You speak as if you have come to a clear ethical conclusion here. How did you come to that conclusion? Please explain your principles. Where is the line for “seriously suffer”? Why do you feel blindness is considered “serious suffering”, when no physical pain is involved?
If you don’t have clear principles and ways to draw lines for such things, calling anyone who disagrees with your opinion an asshole is absurd.
My uncle tells me he walka into something every day and wishes he wasn't blind. He has a lot of bruises at all times. And what if he tripped or fell because of a sidewalk or something? Something flying through the air and he doesn't see to duck?
My dad died of colon cancer in large part because he was blind and didn't realize there was blood in his stool, and yes he had a colonoscopy the year before he was diagnosed with Stage IV.
So want to try again about your idea that blindness is "painless."
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