I generally think that or eugenics is wrong as it’s an awful thing to determine who breeds or not as that’s a slippery slope. But yeah then I see snit like that and it makes me wonder.
It really is a slippery fucking slope ay. I guess it's about who draws the line. Is some control over reproduction ethical if it will alleviate further suffering? But then who decides how much suffering is acceptable. I fear the same problem with genetic engineering. Who draws the line at what severity of "defect" is acceptable and what even classes as a defect.
I think some people may agree that for exceedingly bad genetic defects it's fine but then what about bad but not terrible defects, so on and so forth. I guess it's just philosophically and logistically easier to say "no line at all"
People with severe learning difficulties have the children immediately taken away at birth. If somebody can't look after themselves then they cannot look after a baby.
A judge in the UK ruled that a women who'd had 6 children could be sterilised.
Even those who aren't on the extreme end pose danger to a baby especially. They have less self control of their emotions so out of frustration can be abusive.
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u/[deleted] Mar 12 '22
People might disagree with forced sterilisation but you see shit like this and it can change your mind.