37-Pound Woman Gives Birth to Healthy Son

[S O F I]

Agree with this (not with the phrasing), if you have a disorder severe enough to alter your life, it's incredibly selfish to make a child, unless of course the disorder can't be genetically transfered.

It is selfish to want to have a child? The woman probably wanted to have a child, regardless of the outcome. That's not being selfish. Ask your mother if she would decide not to have you because you might come out deformed. Some of the posts here suggest that it's a crime to bring a baby to life that's going to be deformed.

For example, are you saying that it's morally wrong for a female crackfiend to conceive a child, knowing that there is a risk the baby would come out with life-threatening problems?

 

[Chronic]

It is selfish to want to have a child? The woman probably wanted to have a child, regardless of the outcome

You're asking me if wanting a child is selfish and then you say the woman wanted to have a child regardless of the outcome. Think you answered your own question.

There's a difference between loving your child regardless of the outcome and conceiving regardless of the outcome.

And what's selfless about baring children? People like the idea of having children so they do it. Not saying it's wrong but there is nothing to glorify about having children. Adoption is something to admire but conception?

For example, are you saying that it's morally wrong for a female crackfiend to conceive a child, knowing that there is a risk the baby would come out with life-threatening problems?

Under those circumstances I feel the decision to conceive a child is morally wrong but I'm not saying the child should be aborted if the woman does get pregnant.

 

[tennis_dog]

"Under those circumstances I feel the decision to conceive a child is morally wrong but I'm not saying the child should be aborted if the woman does get pregnant."


my point exactly...not because the child will be messed up, but the mother will be unable to take care of it by herself....the kid'll get fucked emotionally then when he sees his mom struggling like that

 

[MATW95]

Congrats to her and her husband.

 

[S O F I]

"Under those circumstances I feel the decision to conceive a child is morally wrong but I'm not saying the child should be aborted if the woman does get pregnant."


my point exactly...not because the child will be messed up, but the mother will be unable to take care of it by herself....the kid'll get fucked emotionally then when he sees his mom struggling like that

You do not deprive a child from a chance to live life, no matter the consequences that the child will suffer when he/she is born.

 

[Chronic]

You do not deprive a child from a chance to live life, no matter the consequences that the child will suffer when he/she is born.

But if you decide not to conceive a child you can't deprive it of anything as there is no child.

 

[S O F I]

But if you decide not to conceive a child you can't deprive it of anything as there is no child.

Theoratically, you're not bringing a child into this world, while you actually could, so you are preventing life. I don't personally agree with the statement, but it can be argued.

 

[Chronic]

Theoratically, you're not bringing a child into this world, while you actually could, so you are preventing life. I don't personally agree with the statement, but it can be argued.

And if you're going to say that you're denying a child a life then every single woman that isn't pregnant/getting pregnant from the moment that she can bear children till the moment she dies is doing the same

Anyone who does agree with that statement needs sense kicked into them.

 

[Four Bars]

Seriously, when you're that deformed, why even spawn more failures? No sense in creating life when 99.9% chance it's going to be a piece of shit like the person giving birth to it.

It is nice to see someone so challenged in life so happy though...

 

[tennis_dog]

oh ok, so we should let a blind, deaf, retarded parapalegic boy live?? so he can enjoy the gift of life?? you only said, no matter how deprived he is, he deserves to be born....that's a worst-case scenario, but im sure there's stuff similar...simply put, if you're physically disabled, by not reproducing, you not only benefit yourself from taking care of the child, but your child as well from living with that handicap.....if your disabled, you have ALOT more to worry about than popping out babies...

and when i mean disabled, i dont mean the deaf....maybe the blind too....i have deaf kids in my school, they can lead normal lives, and their disabilites are nothing...atleast compared to a woman that has bones that can be broken easily or could bleed to death....i mean disabilities that really make life more of a burden for the child than a gift.....you know what im talking about

 

[ArtsyGirl]

Yes the mother has a condition, but she's lived many years now it may be hard but in that photo she looks happy. As far as I can tell the father looks strong and healthy. Your argument that the child shouldnt be here based on the mother alone is stupid. Sorry thats the only word I could come up with to explain that.
And as far as making the decision to keep the baby with the chance of the baby also having the condition... Why does it matter? The mother has lived a life, looks happy enough. Whats to say if the child was born the same way wouldnt have a happy one also? Ofcourse its a harder life as far as taking care of yourself but its still life. He or She can still enjoy things we enjoy and some things they cant. It doesnt make sense to me to say someone is selfish to have a baby if they have a condition like this. You may look at disabled people as unfortunate and feel sorry for them, but they are most likely happy.

Anyway the child is healthy

 

[tennis_dog]

i could be wrong, but a woman that could break bones and bleed easily couldnt possibly take care of a child properly.....sure she has a big strong husband, but im sure he's got a job to go to during the day.....baby shits its diaper, whats the mom gonna do??? baby's about to do something dangerous like finger the socket....she can only wheel herself over to th child's safety so fast....but hey those were just my opinions....i really dont care much anymore for this matter...this is yesterday's news, thats great the little munchkin's fine....this thing has turned into a topic kinda concerning ethics now...

 

[ArtsyGirl]

Obviously in those circumstances where the father is absent she may have someone there to help.. ie family members. The childs safety as with most parents is there #1 priority, this is no different I will assume.

 

[tennis_dog]

so breaking her arms picking up the child so many times is not an issue here? bleeding to death during birth WAS NOT an issue?? ok....

 

[ArtsyGirl]

She didnt bleed to death during birth... And I'm sure she's managed things very well during her life considering she's still alive. What makes you think having a child will all of a sudden ruin her life or cause her to have even more health problems?

 

[tennis_dog]

"She didnt bleed to death during birth"

no shit, sherlock, didnt i say that it was a concern?? i even CAPPED the motherfuckers cuz i knew you'd miss it....but you still did...its obvious that she lived, they took a fuckin picture of her....

"What makes you think having a child will all of a sudden ruin her life or cause her to have even more health problems?"

what makes you think that i said that she'd contract more diseases due to having a child??? did y ou not read the fucking article??? she bleeds easily, her bones are fragile....people that actually have legs get tired of picking up their children...their back hurts, their arm hurts, they get tired...whatever....what makes you think this woman will be even close to that?

"And I'm sure she's managed things very well during her life considering she's still alive."

yes, because you've seen her entire life...the retard working the register at walgreen's "im sure" has managed his life very well...he's still alive....when you have a child its much more than that...how can you not see my point?? its not that she's wheelchair bound, but that she can get hurt really easily and, simply put, die....she has a life threatening disease, and then last thing she needs is a child...it is her choice, i've said it before, but i dont think its a wise one...but then again, she knows best, if she can handle it or not...and i hope now, for the child's sake, she does....

 

[ArtsyGirl]

no shit, sherlock, didnt i say that it was a concern?? i even CAPPED the motherfuckers cuz i knew you'd miss it....but you still did...its obvious that she lived, they took a fuckin picture of her....

A concern yes but since we're talking after birth now I dont understand why you even brought it up. lol

what makes you think that i said that she'd contract more diseases due to having a child???

I never said diseases, I said heath problems. Meaning as a result of having a child causing more issues with her current disorder.

id y ou not read the fucking article??? she bleeds easily, her bones are fragile....people that actually have legs get tired of picking up their children...their back hurts, their arm hurts, they get tired...whatever....what makes you think this woman will be even close to that?

Shes obviously not going to be able to do the things a normal mother would do, she'll need to be careful. But I dont know about your parents but I dont consider those things #1 importance on showing a child love. The things that mattered to me was what my parents said to me. She can still hold her child, make him feel special and unique and all the things kids need encouragement in.

yes, because you've seen her entire life...the retard working the register at walgreen's "im sure" has managed his life very well...he's still alive....when you have a child its much more than that...how can you not see my point?? its not that she's wheelchair bound, but that she can get hurt really easily and, simply put, die....she has a life threatening disease, and then last thing she needs is a child...it is her choice, i've said it before, but i dont think its a wise one...but then again, she knows best, if she can handle it or not...and i hope now, for the child's sake, she does....

I never said I knew her entire life, all I was pointing out was that she managed to keep herself alive all these years and I think a child has more chance of falling over and causing serious damage or death than a woman with a child would. Your making it out like since she has a kid she's all of a sudden going to become clumsy and die. Which I think isnt right.

 

[bigmack]

The mother has lived a life, looks happy enough. Whats to say if the child was born the same way wouldnt have a happy one also?

you'd be happy being born retarded right?..exactly so stfu

 

[KAMIKAZI]

you'd be happy being born retarded right?..exactly so stfu

Lol yea it's the parents responsibility to realize that they could be putting their baby in the same or even worse position then they're in. They gotta think about what it would be like growing up for the kid, being put in retarded classes, being picked on in school, is it really worth taking the chance?

 

[ArtsyGirl]

you'd be happy being born retarded right?..exactly so stfu

Honestly if I was born that way I wouldnt know the difference so whatever life I did have I'm sure I could enjoy it. Why do you all think disabled people arnt happy?