Q&A: Wrongful Birth
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Wrongful Birth
Question
A man and woman who have genetic defects marry, and they know that if they have a child, the child will have a difficult life with a great deal of suffering and illness.
Even so, they decide to have a child. Are they doing something immoral?
Answer
Conceptually, it is difficult to define this as immoral, because there is no injured party here. The alternative is that the child would not exist (search the site for “Wrongful Birth”). But I still would not do it.
Discussion on Answer
See “Wrongful Birth.”
What do you mean, “there is no injured party”? Surely the newborn infant is the one who is harmed?