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There was an article on a TV magazine this morning. The guest was a woman who is HIV positive and has been for 12 years (I missed how advanced the disease is). When she first found out about this, she was pregnant and subsequently aborted the pregnancy as she did not want to risk the child. Now, 12 years on she is planning on having a child of her own and explained that the chances of the child contracting the disease is 1%.
What is your opinion on this matter?
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For more on marking an answer as the "Best Answer", please visit our FAQ.I'm inclined to agree with boobesque. The chances of a child being born with Down Syndrome are 1 in 800-1000 (here ) but people still have children. Many other diseases too of course! I understand that Downs is different and that it's in no way the parent's fault if the child contracts it.
The only problem I would have with this (because I tihnk the statistics are on her side) would be the mother's own life expectancy. If she knows she will not live for a further 15 years, then it is perhaps cruel to bring children into the world, risking having them born with a terminal illness, and knowing that she will not be around to care for them much into their teens. I'd hope that she's considered this.