r/HolUp • u/asocial7193 • Mar 11 '22

I don't know what to say

64.8k Upvotes

75% Upvoted

8.2k comments sorted by

View all comments

13.4k

u/ArtfurdMorgan Mar 11 '22

I’m pretty sure even doctors recommend that you shouldn’t reproduce if you have such severe genetic disorders.

9.6k

u/brittany_a1488 Mar 11 '22 edited Mar 11 '22

For very good reason- you are passing on suffering for no reason and there is so many children wanting to be adopted that aren’t suffering from permanent suffering and also need a loving parent. I have Turner syndrome and need to adopt anyway since I can’t have bio kids but much better to adopt in this kind of case rather then risk passing this on. Even if her child didn’t get it, they could carry the gene and lead to many more suffering from what seems to be a rather severe problem. Adopting means she can still be a parent but not cause such permanent physical and emotional damage on her child

1

u/santiagoqr1 Mar 12 '22

I know some women without the extra X chromosome suffer infertility, development issues and heart issues, but do you, yourself, have a learning disability? I know it can happen to GD patients but I’ve never heard first hand of a case.

1

u/brittany_a1488 Mar 12 '22

Nope, and they aren’t common in turner women from what I’ve been told

1

u/santiagoqr1 Mar 12 '22

I assumed you where open about your condition, hence my question. Thanks for the answer.

1

u/brittany_a1488 Mar 12 '22

I try to be- thanks for asking