[Hardy Daytona]

(02-06-2015 01:57 PM)kaotic Wrote:  

(02-06-2015 01:48 PM)Hardy Daytona Wrote:  

I read about this in the paper on my way home from the gym today.
There was a line about how the mother didn't want to eschew the values of her family.

Hell, any woman who's willing to advocate tradition over bleeding heart compassion gets a point in my book.

I just feel bad for the father because his life's finished now. Or at least his life as he knew it. He's going to have to subjugate his needs, desires and happiness for the next 20+ years.

Tradition ? What about responsibility? And the risks that are involved with a pregnancy ?

Lamentable as it may be, taking personal responsibility for a conscious decision is becoming a rarity.
Whether or not she made the 'right' choice could be argued back and forth relative to the situation and what we know of what transpired.
This happened in a region of the world I'm culturally naive about so I can't comment on the belief system and family values of the people.
But at the end of the day she appears to be prioritizing her desire to have healthy children. And considering the massive burden that a child with Down's Syndrome can have on a family, it's not something I can't understand.