The "I *Heart* Eugenics" Thread

[alexamenos]

Originally Posted by Mavdog

seems the appropriateness is not a decision for others to make, it a decision of the mother.

i'm still not clear on what you're saying...

You say that "the gender of the baby shouldn't have any influence on that decision as it makes no difference." But let's assume for the sake of argument that it does matter to the mother -- clearly it can matter to the mother whether the baby is going to be a girl, or mentally retarded, or kind of like flacolaco.

...if the mother decides she wants to abort the baby because it does not (or will not) have testicles, is that unethical in your view? If so, why?