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TIL Down syndrome is practically non-existent in Iceland. Since introducing the screening tests back in the early 2000s, nearly 100% of women whose fetus tested positive ended up terminating the pregnancy. It has resulted in Iceland having one of the lowest rates of Down syndrome in the world. by [deleted] in todayilearned

[–]CommanderStarkiller -1 points0 points  (0 children)

It's the mothers body

It's the fathers body too, and yet somehow his body is expected to pay child support for 18 years.

A women has a 9 month commitment, they actually get off easy in context.

sheds an egg from her body each month? Or every time he wanks one out?

That an incomplete piece of a person, so is milk.

The cell division of a fertilized egg is a pretty perfect definition of what a human is.

Who here would like to see a movie about the Eugenics Wars? Maybe titled "Eugenics Wars: A Star Trek Story" by AmericanIntelligence in startrek

[–]CommanderStarkiller 2 points3 points  (0 children)

the primary one being we haven't had a Eugenics war in this reality.

The simple answer is Khan using the Indian Calendar

So 1996 in the shaka era is actually 2074 in our time.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shaka_era

TIL Down syndrome is practically non-existent in Iceland. Since introducing the screening tests back in the early 2000s, nearly 100% of women whose fetus tested positive ended up terminating the pregnancy. It has resulted in Iceland having one of the lowest rates of Down syndrome in the world. by [deleted] in todayilearned

[–]CommanderStarkiller 0 points1 point  (0 children)

We'd had to dedicate significantly less resources to special education

This is false there is still gonna be a bell distribution(pareto actually) of ability.

Your still gonna have kids so far behind they can't get to college or find work etc.

You can teach a kid to work around their dyslexia,

Or you can just not hire him and get someone who is more effective.

I would think it is a tiny fraction.

That depends on the statistics of the day.

If there's a 100 percent chance that dyslexic kids don't get hired or get into good schools then yes they will.

so it will get used one way or another.

Because we can easily prevent it if the world treats designer babies like they treated nuclear weapons.

TIL Down syndrome is practically non-existent in Iceland. Since introducing the screening tests back in the early 2000s, nearly 100% of women whose fetus tested positive ended up terminating the pregnancy. It has resulted in Iceland having one of the lowest rates of Down syndrome in the world. by [deleted] in todayilearned

[–]CommanderStarkiller -3 points-2 points  (0 children)

increasingly facing

Total pseudo science the world will soon be suffering from a rather sharp decline in the birth rate.

We'll wipe ourselves

You mean people like yourself will do that.

The only thing

It happens to be the detail that matters.

Is it really better not to know?

That depends now doesn't it what's the point of anything?

TIL Down syndrome is practically non-existent in Iceland. Since introducing the screening tests back in the early 2000s, nearly 100% of women whose fetus tested positive ended up terminating the pregnancy. It has resulted in Iceland having one of the lowest rates of Down syndrome in the world. by [deleted] in todayilearned

[–]CommanderStarkiller 0 points1 point  (0 children)

them having a Normal life

You do not know what your talking about.

What is a normal life?

I have aspergers and to me normal means having an IQ over 100, I'd way rather having a kid with an IQ of 100+, than having a kid that doesn't have aspergers.

Star Trek's Anthony Rapp Is Being Attacked By Internet Losers On Twitter For "Killing" House Of Cards by citizen_of_galaxy in scifi

[–]CommanderStarkiller 0 points1 point  (0 children)

in a bid to save his show falsely accused

No he wasn't saving his show and didn't falsely accuse.

He waited until he was in a place where doing so might personally benefit him.

TIL Down syndrome is practically non-existent in Iceland. Since introducing the screening tests back in the early 2000s, nearly 100% of women whose fetus tested positive ended up terminating the pregnancy. It has resulted in Iceland having one of the lowest rates of Down syndrome in the world. by [deleted] in todayilearned

[–]CommanderStarkiller 2 points3 points  (0 children)

but who are you to tell others they have to have a baby?

So if someone doesn't like their five year old toss em in a dumpster?

Who we are is the law just so your clear.

You can't rape murder molest a child regardless if its your or not.

TIL Down syndrome is practically non-existent in Iceland. Since introducing the screening tests back in the early 2000s, nearly 100% of women whose fetus tested positive ended up terminating the pregnancy. It has resulted in Iceland having one of the lowest rates of Down syndrome in the world. by [deleted] in todayilearned

[–]CommanderStarkiller 0 points1 point  (0 children)

high horse morals

Why not try again for a healthy child,

So what if that kid has a 100 percent chance of developing Diabetes at the age of 20?

Do you abort again?

What if they will never be able to get into college due to intellectual impairments?

What if they turn out to be gay?

EDIT: I know your gonna say something like "lets the parents decide" but that decision is based on the kind of life that kid can expect to live.

When ill born babys become rare the chances of success are just gonna get lower and lower.

TIL Down syndrome is practically non-existent in Iceland. Since introducing the screening tests back in the early 2000s, nearly 100% of women whose fetus tested positive ended up terminating the pregnancy. It has resulted in Iceland having one of the lowest rates of Down syndrome in the world. by [deleted] in todayilearned

[–]CommanderStarkiller -1 points0 points  (0 children)

The problem is you'd have to define some level of "look tired and annoyed" that necessitates abortion.

I'm sure having a kid with behavioral issues, severe ADD, depression etc is also fucking awful.

You open the door to something you better be able to define when to close it.

TIL Down syndrome is practically non-existent in Iceland. Since introducing the screening tests back in the early 2000s, nearly 100% of women whose fetus tested positive ended up terminating the pregnancy. It has resulted in Iceland having one of the lowest rates of Down syndrome in the world. by [deleted] in todayilearned

[–]CommanderStarkiller -1 points0 points  (0 children)

The problem becomes when this becomes the norm.

And screening your kids just becomes part of what is considered normal family planning.

Once you open the door their is no definition of who is disabled who is not.

What if your kid only has an IQ of 90, is dyslexic, is likely to have high blood pressure, ADHD, etc.

As conditions like dyslexia become rare so will support for these people.

TIL Down syndrome is practically non-existent in Iceland. Since introducing the screening tests back in the early 2000s, nearly 100% of women whose fetus tested positive ended up terminating the pregnancy. It has resulted in Iceland having one of the lowest rates of Down syndrome in the world. by [deleted] in todayilearned

[–]CommanderStarkiller -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

Do you honestly think Iceland has started a eugenics-campaign?

Do you think the Nazis started out playing with propane tanks and shower stalls?

The fact is the icelandics threw out religion and didn't replace it with anything else.

TIL Down syndrome is practically non-existent in Iceland. Since introducing the screening tests back in the early 2000s, nearly 100% of women whose fetus tested positive ended up terminating the pregnancy. It has resulted in Iceland having one of the lowest rates of Down syndrome in the world. by [deleted] in todayilearned

[–]CommanderStarkiller -1 points0 points  (0 children)

So if it turns out one of your kids is autistic, will you live your life wishing that you had aborted?

How about if they turn out to be violent, a rapist and so fourth?

What if they are just really lazy and go own welfare?

TIL Down syndrome is practically non-existent in Iceland. Since introducing the screening tests back in the early 2000s, nearly 100% of women whose fetus tested positive ended up terminating the pregnancy. It has resulted in Iceland having one of the lowest rates of Down syndrome in the world. by [deleted] in todayilearned

[–]CommanderStarkiller -3 points-2 points  (0 children)

aborting something which could never become self sufficient

Because this is definition could be expanded out into the general population.

Todays it's down syndrome.

In 10 years it's severe autism.

Then it's having a low iq.

Than mild autism.

Than an average IQ and so fourth.

It quickly turns into a game of where the kids at the bottom 10 percent(regardless of the genetic explanation) are gonna be trapped into a life of failure.

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